Historical Events In June - 06

1883  On this day in history ciprian Porumbescu, composer, dies at 29   

1885  On this day in history 19th Belmont: Paul Duffy aboard Tyrant wins in 2:43   

1886  On June - 06 paul Dudley White, heart specialist   

1887  Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks   

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

1890  On June - 06 dorothy Heyward, NYC, playwright (Porgy)   

1891  On this day in history istvan Kardos, composer   

1893  Ludovic Feldman, composer on this day in history.   

1894  On this day in history sabin V Dragoi, composer   

1896  George Samuelson leaves NY harbor to row across the Atlantic on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 21st Preakness: Henry Griffin aboard Margrave wins in 1:51   

1896  Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome) on June - 06.   

1898  Ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet) on June - 06.   

1898  Constant A Serrure, Flemish historian, dies at 62 on June - 06.   

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

1901  On June - 06 achmed Sukarno, Java, PM of Indonesia (1945-67)   

1902  On June - 06 avraham Daus, composer   

1903  On June - 06 aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer (Gayane)   

1904  National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, NJ on June - 06.   

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

1905  John Gart, Russia, orch leader (Paul Winchell Show) on June - 06.   

1906  On June - 06 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).   

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 June - 06.   

1912  On this day in history the eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.   

1913  Rabbit Maranville, was thrown out trying to steal home 3 times on this day in history.   

1913  On June - 06 rabbit Maranville, is thrown out trying to steal home 3 times   

1913  Jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister on this day in history.   

1914  The first air flight out of the sight of land (Scotland to Norway) on this day in history.   

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 June - 06.   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on this day in history.   

1502  On June - 06 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  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On June - 06 birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)   

1599  On June - 06 birth of diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)   

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

0840  On June - 06 agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

1393  On June - 06 death of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on this day in history.   

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

1563  Death of Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) on June - 06.   

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 this day in history.