Historical Events In June - 30

1939  On this day in history heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde   

1940  "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, first appears on this day in history.   

1940  US Fish &Wildlife Service established on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 30 "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears   

1941  HMAS WATERHEN (RAN), lost in the Eastern Mediterranean off Bardia, east Libya by German divebombers on the 29th June on June - 30.   

1941  HMAS Waterhen sunk on Tobruk run on June - 30.   

1941  61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month on June - 30.   

1942  Australian troops raid Salamaua on June - 30.   

1942  On this day in history uS Mint in New Orleans ceases operation   

1942  On this day in history 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month   

1942  Arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62 on June - 30.   

1946  On this day in history michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64   

1948  Cleve Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 on June - 30.   

1948  Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced (Bell Labs) on this day in history.   

1948  Karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1950  On June - 30 pres Truman orders US troops into Korea   

1950  US President allows American troops deployement in Korea on this day in history.   

1951  NAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination on June - 30.   

1952  "The Guiding Light" soap opera moves from radio to TV on this day in history.   

1953  Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1954  USSR opens its first atomic power plant on June - 30.   

1956  On June - 30 united DC-7 &TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128   

1959  Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1960  On June - 30 belgian Congo becomes an independent state   

1960  Za‹re (then Belgian Congo) gains independence from Belgium on this day in history.   

1960  Clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1961  On June - 30 explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit   

1961  Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1962  LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0 on June - 30.   

1962  On this day in history rwanda &Burundi become independent   

1962  Caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church   

1964  On June - 30 centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit   

1965  On June - 30 bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies   

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1286  John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347) was born on June - 30.   

1468  Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1470  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy was born on this day in history.   

1503  Johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47) was born on June - 30.   

1503  On June - 30 birth of john Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)   

1641  On this day in history birth of meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)   

1669  On this day in history birth of mauritius Vogt, composer   

1685  On this day in history birth of dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche)   

0350  On this day in history death of nepotianus, Roman usurper   

1109  On June - 30 alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies   

1181  Death of Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147) on June - 30.   

1224  Death of Adolf of Osnabrück, Saint Adolf (b. 1185) on June - 30.   

1364  Death of Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297) on this day in history.   

1520  On this day in history death of montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed   

1538  Charles van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary on this day in history.