Page 4: Historical Events In June - 06

1883  On June - 06 ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29   

1885  On June - 06 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43   

1886  On this day in history paul Dudley White, heart specialist   

1887  On this day in history ruth Benedict, anthropoligist   

1889  Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks on June - 06.   

1890  United States Polo Association forms, NYC on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)   

1891  Istvan Kardos, composer on this day in history.   

1893  Ludovic Feldman, composer on June - 06.   

1894  Sabin V Dragoi, composer on June - 06.   

1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on June - 06.   

1896  21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51 on June - 06.   

1896  On this day in history italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome)   

1898  On this day in history ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet)   

1898  On June - 06 constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62   

1900  Arthur Askey, Liverpool, actor (Bees in Paradise, Ghost Train) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67)   

1902  Avraham Daus, composer on June - 06.   

1903  Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane) on June - 06.   

1904  On June - 06 national Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ   

1905  French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request on June - 06.   

1905  On this day in history john Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show)   

1906  Paris Métro Line 5 is inaugurated with a first section from Place d'Italie to the Gare d'Orléans (today known as Gare d'Austerlitz) on this day in history.   

1906  Max Zorn, German mathematician (lemma of Zorn) on this day in history.   

1907  Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946) on June - 06.   

1909  On this day in history isaiah Berlin, philosopher   

1910  Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet) on June - 06.   

1911  Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified) on this day in history.   

1912  The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century on June - 06.   

1913  On this day in history rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on June - 06.   

1913  On this day in history jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister   

1914  The first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on June - 06.   

1914  1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on June - 06.   

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1236  Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

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

1502  On this day in history birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on June - 06.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace) was born on this day in history.   

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

1134  On this day in history norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on June - 06.   

1480  On this day in history death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  On June - 06 death of juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

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

1583  On this day in history death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on this day in history.