Page 6: Historical Events In June - 16

1953  Despite Johnny Mize 2000th hit, Yanks lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St Louis Brown 14 game losing streak   

1954  Dutch military conscription shortened from 20 to 18 months.   

1955  Pope Pius XII ex-communicated Argentine Pres Juan Peron   

1955  In this year, Louise Suggs claims LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament   

1958  Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia, composer, dies at 45.   

1959  George Reeves, actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45   

1961  Ballet performer Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union while in Paris   

1961  Dave Garroway is fired as Today Show host.   

1961  Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West in Paris.   

1961  O C Scott, cricketer (WI leg-spinner in 8 Tests), dies   

1963  In this year, Levi Eshkol formally adopts in place of David Ben-Gurion as Israeli PM.   

1963  Valentina Tereshkova is recorded as becoming inaugural woman in space, aboard Vostok 6   

1963  J C Powys, writer, dies at 90.   

1964  Quake strikes Niigata Japan   

1967  50000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival   

1969  Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House.   

1969  Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78.   

1970  Kenneth A Gibson elected inaugural black mayor of Newark, NJ   

1970  Race riots in Miami Florida.   

1970  Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73   

1971  Racial disturbance in Jacksonville Florida.   

1972  Burglars caught inside the Watergate building.   

1975  Randy Farland finds a 14-leaf clover near Sioux Falls, SD   

1975  Don Robey, US gospel/impresario/producer, dies at 71.   

1976  Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa.   

1976  Francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed.   

1977  "Beatlemania" opens on Broadway   

1977  Leonid Brezhnev is named president of the Soviet Union.   

1977  Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist, dies at age 65   

1977  Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (V1/V2), dies at 65 of smoking   

1978  In this year, Ringo releases "Bad Boy" album; Wings releases "I've Had Enough"   

1979  Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1000th extra base hit.   

1979  H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275.   

1979  Ben Weber, US composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62.   

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1139  Emperor konoe of japan: Emperor konoe of japan (d. 1155)   

1332  Isabella de coucy: English princess   

1514  John cheke: English classical scholar   

1583  Axel gustafson oxenstierna: Swedish earl/chancellor/regent   

1591  Joseph solomon delmedigo: Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist   

1606  Arthur chichester: 1st earl of donegall, irish soldier   

1613  John cleveland: English poet   

1633  Nathaniel schnittelbach: Composer   

0956  Hugo: The great, duke of france,   

1216  Death of Innocent iii: Pope,   

1246  Death of Lutgardis/ludgardis: Flemish mystic/saint,   

1361  John tauler: German mystic (gottesfreunde)   

1397  Death of Philip of artois: Count of eu, french soldier (b. 1358)   

1468  Death of Jean le fevre: Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)   

1492  Jan coppenhole: Flemish rebel leader, beheaded   

1575  Hadrianus junius: [adriaen the jonghe], medical/historian,