Historical Events In June - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1975 Egypt reopens the Suez Canal to international shipping. The canal had been closed since the 1967 war with Israel on this day in history.
1975 On June - 05 suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close)
1976 On this day in history teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage (14 die)
1976 Jean Paul Getty, US oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 on June - 05.
1977 On this day in history coup in Seychelles
1977 On this day in history the first personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale
1977 "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker (Electric), dies at 74 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71
1979 On this day in history pauline Offner, Zen Theravadin nun, dies at 53
1980 On this day in history soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
1980 Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, dies at 70 on June - 05.
1981 Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS) on this day in history.
1981 On June - 05 george Harrison releases "Somewhere in England"
1981 On June - 05 philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies
1982 Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle on this day in history.
1983 Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II on June - 05.
1984 On this day in history indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple)
1984 On June - 05 jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader
1987 On June - 05 "Nightline" presents it's first "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3 47 AM
1987 On this day in history "Nightline" presents it's first "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3:47 AM
1988 On June - 05 clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies
1989 On June - 05 billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires
1989 Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt" on June - 05.
1990 J Zeldenrust, pathology-anatomy, dies on June - 05.
1991 On this day in history space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched
1992 On June - 05 laurence Naismith, actor (Scrooge, Gypsy Girl), dies at 83
1993 Conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59 on June - 05.
1994 On this day in history ish Kabbible, [Merwyn A Bogue], cornetist (Kay Kyser), dies at 86
1995 On this day in history bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75
1996 On this day in history baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner, dies at 59
1997 J Anthony Lukas, writer (Pulitizer, Common Ground), suicide at 64 on June - 05.
2001 On this day in history pedro LaÃn Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist
2005 Switzerland votes to join the Schengen area and to allow same-sex partnerships on June - 05.
2007 On June - 05 11 people are killed and 23 others injured in a train crash near Kerang in Victoria, Australia.
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