Page 6: Historical Events In June - 03

1948  On this day in history korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mt Rushmore   

1948  On this day in history the 200" (5.08 m) Hale telescope dedicated at Palomar Observatory   

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

1949  Dragnet is first broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles) on June - 03.   

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

1949  1st negro to graduate from US Naval Academy (Wesley Anthony Brown) on this day in history.   

1949  On June - 03 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  KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1956  3rd class travel on British Railways ends on June - 03.   

1957  Howard Cosell's first TV show on June - 03.   

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

1958  Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers on June - 03.   

1959  1st US Air Force Academy graduation on June - 03.   

1959  On June - 03 ole Windingstad, composer, dies at 73   

1960  On this day in history 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   

1960  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 on June - 03.   

1962  On this day in history air France Boeing 707 crashes on takeoff from Paris, kills 130   

1963  On June - 03 john XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81   

1964  Ringo Starr collapses from tonsilitis &pharyngitis on June - 03.   

1964  On June - 03 rolling Stones begin first US tour (with Bobby Goldsboro &Bobby Vee)   

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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 03 ozzie Nelson, actor (Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet), dies at 69   

1976  Queen's Bhoemian Rhapsody goes gold on June - 03.   

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

1979  On June - 03 the oil rig Ixtoc I in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled   

1979  On June - 03 arno Schmidt, writer, dies at 65   

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1540  On June - 03 birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)   

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

1657  Manuel de Egues, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  Johannes Schenck, composer was born on June - 03.   

1685  Cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat was born on June - 03.   

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

1726  James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist was born on this day in history.   

0545  On this day in history chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70   

1107  Kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle on June - 03.   

1395  Death of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1397  Death of William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328) on June - 03.   

1411  On June - 03 death of duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371)   

1548  On June - 03 death of juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468)   

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

1615  Death of Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567) on June - 03.