Historical Events In June - 03

1948  Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore on this day in history.   

1948  On June - 03 the 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory   

1948  On this day in history "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St James Theater NYC for 12 performances   

1949  On June - 03 dragnet is first broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles)   

1949  On this day in history the first negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)   

1949  On June - 03 1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown)   

1949  On this day in history amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79   

1950  French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal on June - 03.   

1952  Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving   

1955  On this day in history kLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting   

1956  On this day in history 3rd class travel on British Railways ends   

1957  On this day in history howard Cosell's first TV show   

1957  On June - 03 howard Cosell's 1st TV show   

1958  Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers on this day in history.   

1959  1st US Air Force Academy graduation on this day in history.   

1959  Ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73 on June - 03.   

1960  Seven helicopters of HS-4 from Yorktown rescued 53 merchant seamen from the British freighter Shun Lee which was breaking up on Pratas Reef, 500 miles northwest of Manila on June - 03.   

1960  On June - 03 test launchings of Bullpup air-to-surface missiles from a Marine Corps HUS-1 helicopter were successfully completed at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River.   

1962  Air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130 on June - 03.   

1963  On this day in history john XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81   

1964  Ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis &pharyngitis on this day in history.   

1964  Rolling Stones begin first US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro &Bobby Vee) on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt &White)   

1966  Gemini 9 launched; 7th US 2-man flight (Stafford &Cernan) on June - 03.   

1966  On June - 03 alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65   

1967  On this day in history arthur Mitchell Ransome, critic/children's book author, dies   

1970  Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70 on June - 03.   

1974  Yitzhak Rabin takes over from Golda Meir as Israels premier on June - 03.   

1975  Ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69 on June - 03.   

1976  Queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history uS presented with oldest known copy of Magna Carta   

1979  On this day in history the oil rig Ixtoc I in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled   

1979  On this day in history arno Schmidt, writer, dies at 65   

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1540  Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born on June - 03.   

1610  Jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1657  Manuel de Egues, composer was born on June - 03.   

1659  David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On this day in history birth of johannes Schenck, composer   

1685  On June - 03 birth of cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat   

1723  On June - 03 birth of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788)   

1726  On June - 03 birth of james Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist   

0545  Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1107  On June - 03 kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle   

1395  On June - 03 death of ivan Shishman of Bulgaria   

1397  On this day in history death of william Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328)   

1411  Death of Duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371) on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468) on June - 03.   

1594  On June - 03 death of michel Renichon, priest, executed   

1615  On June - 03 death of sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567)