Page 8: Historical Events In July - 06

1971  On this day in history white House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks   

1971  Horst Lange, writer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1972  Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on July - 06.   

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

1973  On this day in history patrick McVey actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63   

1973  On July - 06 joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80   

1974  On July - 06 carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87   

1975  On July - 06 comoros declare independence from France (most of them)   

1975  near Wetaskiwin Alberta, a hailstone weighing 249 grams falls(almost 9 oz. for those still Imperial measures) on July - 06.   

1975  Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies on July - 06.   

1976  On July - 06 first women enter Naval Academy.   

1976  Soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station on this day in history.   

1977  Oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69 on July - 06.   

1978  On July - 06 israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut   

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  Gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69 on July - 06.   

1982  Russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 on July - 06.   

1982  Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less   

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

1987  On July - 06 the first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India   

1988  On this day in history carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico   

1988  On July - 06 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.   

1989  After 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC on July - 06.   

1989  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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.   

1990  On July - 06 jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41   

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

1991  On this day in history thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78   

1992  Edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies on July - 06.   

1993  On July - 06 ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84   

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

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On July - 06 birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  On this day in history birth of pietro Reggio, composer   

1638  On July - 06 birth of gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter   

1668  On July - 06 birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1678  On July - 06 birth of nicola Francesco Haym, composer   

1686  On July - 06 birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  On this day in history henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  On this day in history death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  On this day in history death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  On this day in history antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64   

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

1535  On July - 06 death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on July - 06.