Page 5: Historical Events In June - 27

1933  4th Ryder Cup: Great Britain claims, 6½-5½ at Southport and Ainsdale, England.   

1934  Federal Savings and Loan Association created.   

1934  Anna Moffo, Wayne Penn, soprano (Adventurers) [or 1927/1932]   

1934  Max Pallenberg, Austria actor (Brave Suender), dies in air crash at 56.   

1935  Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ   

1939  1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0).   

1940  800 Jews are burned alive inside Great Synagogue. 1200 others die in shooting   

1940  HMS WREN, sunk 10 miles of Aldeburgh, eastern England in North Sea - by German bombers   

1940  USSR returns to the Gregorian calendar.   

1940  Soviet Army attacks Romania.   

1941  Bialystok Poland falls to Germany.   

1942  FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs that came from from a sub off NY's Long Island.   

1942  FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off NY's Long Island.   

1943  Elly Dammers throws Dutch record spear (4143m).   

1944  476000 are deported to Auschwitz since May 15   

1944  Cherbourg, France captured by Allies   

1944  Cherbourg, France liberated by Allies.   

1944  Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52.   

1945  Foundation 1940-45 established.   

1947  98°F (36.8°C) in De Bilt Netherlands.   

1948  George Templeton Strong, composer, dies at 92.   

1949  W Baade discovers asteroid #1566 Icarus.   

1949  "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV.   

1950  Pres Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict.   

1950  RAAF bomber squadron sent to Malaya to assist the British in counter insurgency work against communist guerrillas during the Malayan Emergency.   

1950  UN Security Council calls on members for troops to aid South Korea.   

1950  US sends 35 military advisers to South Vietnam.   

1950  "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 12 performances.   

1950  Milada Horakova, Czech advocate/anti fascist, hanged.   

1951  M Itzigsohn discovers asteroid #1588 Descamisada.   

1953  Joseph Laniel appointed French premier   

1954  CIA-sponsored rebels overthrow elected government of Guatemala   

1954  The inaugural atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia).   

1954  1st atomic power station opens (Obninsk, near Moscow, Russia)   

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1040  King ladislaus i of hungary: King ladislaus i of hungary (d. 1095)   

1350  Manuel ii palaiologos: Eastern roman emperor   

1462  Louis xii: The just, king of france (1498-1515)   

1550  Charles ix: King of france (1560-74)   

1615  Johann paul schor: German baroque painter   

1696  William pepperrell: British colonial soldier   

1717  Louis guillaume lemonnier: French botanist   

1718  Wenzel raimund pirck: Composer   

0444  Cyrillus van alexandria: Patriarch of alexandria,   

1137  Guigo de castro: [venerabilis], 5th prior of grande chartreuse,   

1162  Eudes ii: Duke of burgundy (b. 1118)   

1296  Floris v: Count of holland & zeeland,   

1458  Alfonso v: King of aragon/sicily/naples (alfonso i),   

1543  Death of Agnolo firenzuola: [giovannini], ital monk (de golden ezel),   

1574  Giorgio vasari: Italian painter and architect (b. 1511)   

1603  Jan dymitr solikowski: Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1539)