Historical Events In July - 06

1971  On July - 06 white House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks   

1971  On this day in history horst Lange, writer, dies at 66   

1972  On this day in history brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash   

1972  On July - 06 brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash   

1973  Patrick McVey actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80   

1974  On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87   

1975  Comoros declare independence from France (most of them) on this day in history.   

1975  near Wetaskiwin Alberta, a hailstone weighing 249 grams falls(almost 9 oz. for those still Imperial measures) on this day in history.   

1975  On July - 06 otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies   

1976  On this day in history first women enter Naval Academy.   

1976  On July - 06 soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station   

1977  On this day in history oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69   

1978  Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut on this day in history.   

1979  On July - 06 van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35   

1980  Gail Patrick actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69   

1982  On this day in history russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72   

1982  On July - 06 russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72   

1983  Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less on this day in history.   

1986  On July - 06 a coup led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines fails   

1987  On this day in history the first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India   

1988  Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico on this day in history.   

1988  Off Scotland, two Canadians among 167 crew members killed as gas leak leads to explosion and fire on the Occidental Petroleum drill rig Piper Alpha in the North Sea; 64 survivors rescued on this day in history.   

1989  After 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC on this day in history.   

1989  On July - 06 janos Kádár, premier of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77   

1990  On this day in history "Jetson's the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers   

1990  In Java a 5.8 quake injured at least 103 people and about 10,300 houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed on July - 06.   

1990  In Ottawa Ontario, a burst pipe at National Archives damages 100 atlases dating between 1490 and 1600, 2,000 books; and a collection of 150 year old manuscripts on this day in history.   

1990  Jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41 on July - 06.   

1991  On this day in history steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini for Wimbeldon championship   

1991  Thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78 on July - 06.   

1992  Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies on this day in history.   

1993  Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1542  On this day in history birth of elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg   

1580  On July - 06 birth of johann Stobaeus, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On July - 06 birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  On this day in history birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1668  Peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist was born on this day in history.   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1218  Death of Eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166) on this day in history.   

1415  Death of Jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany on this day in history.   

1476  On July - 06 regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on July - 06.   

1533  Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1535  Death of Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 on July - 06.   

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15