Page 3: Historical Events In June - 21

1876  On this day in history antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79   

1877  The Molly Maguires, ten Irish immigrants, are hanged at the Schuylkill County and Carbon County, Pennsylvania prisons on June - 21.   

1879  On this day in history f W Woolworth opens first store (failed almost immediately)   

1879  On this day in history f W Woolworth opens 1st store (failed almost immediately)   

1879  Umberto Brunelleschi, Italian cartoonist/illustrator (Candide) on June - 21.   

1882  On June - 21 rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales)   

1883  Fjodor W Gladkow, Russian writer (Cement) on June - 21.   

1884  On June - 21 claude "Auk" Auchinleck, British fieldmarshal North-Africa   

1884  On June - 21 alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies   

1887  Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

1887  On June - 21 adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67   

1891  Hermann Scherchen, Berlin Germany, conductor (Nature of Music) on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history reinhold Niebuhr, US, theologian (Nature & Destiny of Man)   

1893  The first Ferris wheel premieres (Chicago's Columbian Exposition) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history 1st Ferris wheel premieres (Chicago's Columbian Exposition)   

1893  Leland Stanford, American business tycoon and founder of Stanford University on June - 21.   

1894  Workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company on this day in history.   

1895  British Roseberry govt falls on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history guam becomes a territory of US   

1899  On June - 21 pavel Haas, composer   

1900  Arthur MacArthur, U.S. military governor in the Philippines, grants an amnesty to Filipino rebels on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers   

1900  On this day in history gunnar Ek, composer   

1900  On this day in history polibo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 69   

1902  Wilhelm Maler, composer on June - 21.   

1903  Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place (BG) on this day in history.   

1903  Al[bert] Hirschfield, St Louis Mo, cartoonist (NINA, NY Times) on this day in history.   

1904  Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) on this day in history.   

1905  The birth of Jean-Paul Sartre, French playwright on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history jacques Goddot, French publisher (Tour de France)   

1906  M Wolf discovers asteroid #601 Nerthus on June - 21.   

1906  On June - 21 luis Maria Millet, composer   

1907  On June - 21 13th US Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Phila Cricket Club PA   

1908  Nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64 on June - 21.   

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1002  Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54) was born on this day in history.   

1002  On this day in history birth of pope Leo IX (d. 1054)   

1226  King Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279) was born on June - 21.   

1528  On this day in history birth of maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)   

1577  On this day in history birth of giovanni Del Turco, composer   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on June - 21.   

1639  On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on this day in history.   

0524  On this day in history chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28   

1205  Death of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107) on June - 21.   

1208  On this day in history philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies   

1305  Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) on June - 21.   

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on June - 21.   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on June - 21.   

1527  On this day in history niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

1529  John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 on June - 21.