Page 5: Historical Events In June - 26

1936  L Boyer discovers asteroid #2021 Poincare.   

1936  1st flight of Fw61 helicopter.   

1937  Test cricket debut of Len Hutton v NZ at Lord's, scores 0 and 1.   

1937  Georg A Erman, Ger egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt), dies at 82   

1938  Cin Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader   

1938  James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67   

1939  Ford M Ford, [Hueffer], British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65   

1940  End of USSR experimental calendar; Gregorian readopted 6/27.   

1940  Hundreds of Kovno Jews are taken to the "Ninth Fort" and murdered.   

1941  Finland enters WW II against Russia.   

1942  German assault on British at Mersa Matruh   

1943  RCAF bomber wing begins operating from North Africa; 3 squadrons; a prelude to invasions of Sicily and Italy.   

1943  Fritz Schmidt, Nazi commissioner in Holland, commits suicide at 39.   

1944  Port of Cherbourg falls to the Allies   

1944  U.S. Secretary of State Hull and Anthony Eden of Britain issue warnings to Hungary's Admiral Horthy. King Gustav of Sweden sends a personal protest. The International Red Cross finally takes an active interest in saving Jews   

1944  2nd British army reaches Grainville-Mouen line.   

1944  Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies.   

1945  UN Charter signed by 50 nations in SF.   

1945  England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs.   

1945  Erno Rapee, composer, dies at 54.   

1946  Dutch Nazi collaborator Arnold Meijer sentenced to 5 years.   

1948  US denounces Soviet blockade of Berlin   

1949  Walter Baade discovers asteroid Icarus inside orbit of Mercury   

1949  1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)   

1950  In Ottawa Ontario, Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton 1898-1960 announces invasion of Republic of Korea (South Korea) by North Korean forces June 25.   

1950  Pres Gottwald of Czech confirms Milada Horakova's death sentence.   

1952  In this year, Dutch social democratic party claims elections (29%).   

1953  KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast.   

1954  Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4   

1955  Actor Geoffrey Holder marries Carmen de Lavallade.   

1956  Australians ambushed near Sungei Siput, Malaysia   

1956  Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25   

1957  Hurricane Audrey strikes Louisiana claiming 500 lives.   

1958  Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan dedicated.   

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1575  Anne catherine of brandenburg: Queen of denmark and norway   

1582  Johannes schultz: Composer   

1655  Jean deutz: Merchant/amsterdam regent   

1681  Hedwig sophia: Duchess of holstein-gottorp, swedish writer   

1689  Edward holyoke: American academic   

1694  Georg brandt: Swedish chemist and mineralogist   

1702  Philip doddridge: England, dr/nonconformist clergyman   

1703  Thomas clap: American academic   

0363  Flavius c julianus: [apostata], emperor of rome (361-63),   

1291  Eleanor of provence: Wife of henry iii of england   

1541  Death of Francisco pizarro: Spanish conqueror of peru, assassinated in lima   

1631  Death of Justinus van nassau: Ltalian admiral (armada),   

1657  Death of Tobias michael: Composer,   

1661  Lazaro valvasensi: Composer,   

1666  Death of Richard fanshawe: Diplomat/translator/poet,   

1688  Ralph cudworth: Philospher/cleric,