Page 4: 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  Paul Dudley White, heart specialist on this day in history.   

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 June - 06.   

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

1891  On this day in history istvan Kardos, composer   

1893  Ludovic Feldman, composer on this day in history.   

1894  Sabin V Dragoi, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1896  On June - 06 italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya (La marcia su Rome)   

1898  Ninette de Valois, [Edris Stannus], Engl, ballerina (Royal Ballet) on this day in history.   

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

1902  On this day in history avraham Daus, composer   

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

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

1905  French Foreign minister Delcasse resigns on German request on this day in history.   

1905  On June - 06 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  Isaiah Berlin, philosopher on June - 06.   

1910  On June - 06 ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor (Hamlet)   

1911  On June - 06 nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to US (not ratified)   

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  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 this day in history.   

1913  On June - 06 jiri Hajek, Czech jurist/foreign minister   

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

1914  On this day in history 1st air flight out of sight of land (Scotland to Norway)   

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1236  On this day in history birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

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

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

1519  On June - 06 birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

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

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  Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace) was born on June - 06.   

0840  On this day in history agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  On June - 06 norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

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

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

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

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

1583  On June - 06 death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  On this day in history death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed