Page 6: Historical Events In June - 30

1939  Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde on this day in history.   

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

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

1940  On this day in history "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  On June - 30 hMAS Waterhen sunk on Tobruk run   

1941  61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month on this day in history.   

1942  Australian troops raid Salamaua on this day in history.   

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 June - 30 michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64   

1948  Cleve Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 on this day in history.   

1948  On June - 30 transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced (Bell Labs)   

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

1950  On this day in history pres Truman orders US troops into Korea   

1950  US President allows American troops deployement in Korea on June - 30.   

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

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

1953  Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79 on June - 30.   

1954  On June - 30 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

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

1959  On June - 30 lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76   

1960  Belgian Congo becomes an independent state on June - 30.   

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

1960  On this day in history clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79   

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

1961  Lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87 on June - 30.   

1962  On this day in history lA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0   

1962  Rwanda &Burundi become independent on June - 30.   

1962  On this day in history caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65   

1963  Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church on June - 30.   

1964  On this day in history centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit   

1965  Bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies on this day in history.   

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1286  John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347) was born on this day in history.   

1468  Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon was born on June - 30.   

1470  On June - 30 birth of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy   

1503  On June - 30 birth of johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47)   

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

1641  On June - 30 birth of meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)   

1669  On June - 30 birth of mauritius Vogt, composer   

1685  On June - 30 birth of dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche)   

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

1109  Alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1364  On this day in history death of arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297)   

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 June - 30.   

1579  On this day in history death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary