Historical Events In June - 05

1895  On June - 05 august Baeyens, Flemish composer (Coriolanus)   

1898  Federico Garcia Lorca, Spain, poet/dramatist (Blood Wedding) on June - 05.   

1898  Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker on June - 05.   

1899  On this day in history alfred Dreyfus' acquitted   

1900  On June - 05 lord Roberts' army occupies Pretoria   

1900  Barbara Gooden, novelist on June - 05.   

1900  On this day in history stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28   

1901  Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar on June - 05.   

1902  Hugo Huppert, writer on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Balt, NY Yanks, Dallas)   

1906  On this day in history kenneth Anderson, deputy comptroller (British GPO)   

1907  Automatic washer & dryer are introduced on this day in history.   

1907  Rolf Bongs, writer on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history jack Jacob, senior master (British Supreme Court)   

1908  Luca Fumagalli, composer, dies at 71 on June - 05.   

1909  Alfred Uhl, composer on June - 05.   

1910  J Helffrich discovers asteroids #699 Hela & #700 Auravictrix on June - 05.   

1911  Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win on June - 05.   

1911  Arthur Vick, vice chancelor (Queens University, Belfast) on June - 05.   

1912  US marines invade Cuba (3nd time) on June - 05.   

1912  On this day in history eric Hollies, cricketer (England leggie, bowled Bradman)   

1913  Dutch Disability laws go into effect on this day in history.   

1913  Friedrich Wildgans, composer on June - 05.   

1914  Beatrice de Cardi, archaeoligist on June - 05.   

1915  47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history alfred Kazin, US writer/literature critic (Inmost Leaf)   

1915  Brzeska, sculptor, dies on June - 05.   

1916  On June - 05 eddie Joost, baseball player   

1916  Horatio H Kitchener, British General (Sudan), drowns at 65 on this day in history.   

1917  10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I on this day in history.   

1917  On June - 05 some ten million men begin registering for the draft in World War I.   

1917  Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter on this day in history.   

1918  Branimir Sakac, composer on this day in history.   

1919  On June - 05 akeo Watanabe, Tokyo Japan, conductor (Nippon Phil Orch 1956-68)   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1493  On this day in history birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)   

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on June - 05.   

1554  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.   

1646  On this day in history birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) was born on this day in history.   

0535  On June - 05 death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople   

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on June - 05.   

1017  On this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  On June - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  On this day in history hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  On this day in history death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on June - 05.   

1443  On this day in history ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies