Page 6: Historical Events In June - 29

1950  Australia commits military units to United Nations Force in Korea.   

1950  US beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994)   

1952  inaugural aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn-Oriskany.   

1952  1st aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn-Oriskany   

1953  Jules van Nuffel, composer, dies at 70   

1954  Atomic Energy Comm voted against reinstating Dr J Robert Oppenheimer   

1955  Max Pechstein, German painter/graphic artist (Oceania), dies at 73.   

1956  Charles Dumas, makes inaugural high jump over 7' (2.13 m)-LA, Calif.   

1956  Federal interstate highway system act signed   

1956  Johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62   

1958  Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm   

1959  A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51.   

1961  Launch of Transit 4a, with inaugural nuclear power supply (SNAP-3).   

1962  inaugural flight Vickers (British Aerospace) VC-10 long-range airliner.   

1963  Beatles' inaugural song "From Me to You" hits the UK charts   

1964  Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after 83-day filibuster in Senate.   

1964  inaugural draft of Star Trek's pilot "The Cage" released.   

1964  Milenko Zivkovic, composer, dies at 63   

1965  USAF Capt Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85530 m in X-15.   

1965  Sidney Marion, actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), dies at 64.   

1966  US bombs fuel storage facilities near N Vietnamese cities.   

1966  Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer, dies at 82   

1967  Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem   

1967  Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge   

1967  Jayne Mansfield, actress (Female Jungle), dies in a car crash at 34   

1968  Kitty Kelly, actress (Ladies of Jury, Behind Office Doors), dies at 66   

1969  inaugural Jewish worship service at White House   

1969  Moise K Tsjombe, premier Congo/Zaire, dies.   

1970  US ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia.   

1970  Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77.   

1971  Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days   

1971  The Soyuz 11 spacecraft docked with the Salyut 1 spacestation for 22 days   

1971  Georgi T Dobrovolsky, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11-land accident), dies at 43.   

1972  Supreme Court-death penalty usually was "cruel and unusual punishment"   

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1397  John ii of aragon: John ii of aragon (d. 1479)   

1482  Maria of aragon: Queen of portugal   

1517  Rembert dodoens: [rembertus dodonaeus], physician/botanist   

1596  Emperor go-mizunoo of japan: Emperor go-mizunoo of japan (d. 1680)   

1738  Constantin reindl: Composer   

1783  August alexander klengel: Composer   

1798  Giacomo leopardi: Italian poet   

1803  John newton brown: American publisher   

1021  Death of Notker labeo: Tutor in convent sankt gallen,   

1059  Bernard ii: Duke of saxony   

1252  Death of King abel of denmark: King abel of denmark (b. 1218)   

1293  Death of Hendrik van gent: Flemish neo-augustian philosopher/theologist,   

1306  Musho [hokai]: Zen teacher/found subtemple at jochiji,   

1315  Ramon llull: Spanish philosopher (b. 1235)   

1458  Death of Mapheus vegius: [maffeo vegio], italian lawyer/humanist/poet,   

1509  Margaret beaufort: Mother of henry vii of england (b. 1443)