Historical Events In June - 06

1975  On this day in history provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established   

1975  Larry Blyden, actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history j Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London   

1977  Supreme Court tossed out automatic death penalty laws on June - 06.   

1977  On this day in history sophie Stewart, actress (As You Like It), dies at 69   

1978  On this day in history a Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339   

1978  On June - 06 california voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts.   

1978  Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57% on June - 06.   

1979  On this day in history jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79   

1980  On June - 06 bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title   

1982  Israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla on this day in history.   

1984  On June - 06 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India   

1984  On this day in history a[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72   

1985  On this day in history body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed   

1985  On this day in history brazilian authorities exhume the body later identified as Dr. Josef Mengele, the one responsible for many of the Nazi Holocaust atrocities during World War II.   

1985  Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French) on this day in history.   

1985  Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station on June - 06.   

1985  On this day in history siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54   

1986  Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the NC State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself on June - 06.   

1986  On June - 06 bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress   

1988  On June - 06 george Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989)   

1988  On June - 06 ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66   

1991  Dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store on this day in history.   

1991  On June - 06 the Canadian Supreme Court rules 6-1 that public servants can work on election campaigns; except for top bureaucrats, who must remain neutral.   

1991  Larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60 on June - 06.   

1992  On this day in history larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39   

1993  On this day in history james Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57   

1994  On this day in history a Chinese passenger jet crashes, killing all 160 people on board.   

1994  On this day in history in Colombia a 6.7 quake results in at least 295 people killed, 500 missing, 13,000 homeless and severe damage caused to houses, highways and bridges by the earthquake and ensuing landslides   

1994  On June - 06 barry Sullivan, actor (Great Gadsby), dies at 81   

1994  On June - 06 paez river earthquake in Colombia killing 1,100 people   

1995  On this day in history imam Elissa, singer, dies at 76   

1999  Central Manitoba Railway, a subsidiary of Cando Contracting, takes over the operation of the former CN Carman sub. from m. 0.13 to m. 50.50 on this day in history.   

2005  Apple Computer announces in a keynote address that they would begin production of Intel-chiped Macintosh computers in 206 on June - 06.   

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1236  On June - 06 birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on June - 06.   

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.   

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on June - 06.   

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on June - 06.   

1606  On June - 06 birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on this day in history.   

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on June - 06.   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on June - 06.   

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on June - 06.   

1563  Death of Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) on this day in history.   

1583  Death of Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.   

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on June - 06.