Page 8: Historical Events In June - 06

1975  On this day in history provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established   

1975  Larry Blyden, actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49 on June - 06.   

1976  On June - 06 j Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London   

1977  Supreme Court tossed out automatic death penalty laws on June - 06.   

1977  Sophie Stewart, actress (As You Like It), dies at 69 on June - 06.   

1978  On June - 06 a Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339   

1978  On June - 06 california voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts.   

1978  On June - 06 proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57%   

1979  On June - 06 jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79   

1980  On June - 06 bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title   

1982  Israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India   

1984  A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1985  Body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed on this day in history.   

1985  Brazilian authorities exhume the body later identified as Dr. Josef Mengele, the one responsible for many of the Nazi Holocaust atrocities during World War II on this day in history.   

1985  Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French) on June - 06.   

1985  Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station on this day in history.   

1985  Siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1986  Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the NC State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself on this day in history.   

1986  Bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress on June - 06.   

1988  George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989) on this day in history.   

1988  Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66 on June - 06.   

1991  On June - 06 dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store   

1991  On June - 06 the Canadian Supreme Court rules 6-1 that public servants can work on election campaigns; except for top bureaucrats, who must remain neutral.   

1991  Larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60 on this day in history.   

1992  Larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history james Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57   

1994  On June - 06 a Chinese passenger jet crashes, killing all 160 people on board.   

1994  In Colombia a 6.7 quake results in at least 295 people killed, 500 missing, 13,000 homeless and severe damage caused to houses, highways and bridges by the earthquake and ensuing landslides on this day in history.   

1994  On June - 06 barry Sullivan, actor (Great Gadsby), dies at 81   

1994  On June - 06 paez river earthquake in Colombia killing 1,100 people   

1995  On this day in history imam Elissa, singer, dies at 76   

1999  Central Manitoba Railway, a subsidiary of Cando Contracting, takes over the operation of the former CN Carman sub. from m. 0.13 to m. 50.50 on June - 06.   

2005  Apple Computer announces in a keynote address that they would begin production of Intel-chiped Macintosh computers in 206 on this day in history.   

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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 June - 06.   

1502  On June - 06 birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  On this day in history birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  On June - 06 birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  On June - 06 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  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  On June - 06 death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

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

1563  On June - 06 death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  Death of Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) on June - 06.   

1671  On June - 06 death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed