Page 3: Historical Events In June - 21

1876  Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history the Molly Maguires, ten Irish immigrants, are hanged at the Schuylkill County and Carbon County, Pennsylvania prisons.   

1879  On this day in history f W Woolworth opens first store (failed almost immediately)   

1879  F W Woolworth opens 1st store (failed almost immediately) on June - 21.   

1879  On this day in history umberto Brunelleschi, Italian cartoonist/illustrator (Candide)   

1882  Rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator (Canterbury Tales) on June - 21.   

1883  On this day in history fjodor W Gladkow, Russian writer (Cement)   

1884  On June - 21 claude "Auk" Auchinleck, British fieldmarshal North-Africa   

1884  Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W Friso, dies on June - 21.   

1887  On June - 21 britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria   

1887  Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on June - 21.   

1891  On this day in history hermann Scherchen, Berlin Germany, conductor (Nature of Music)   

1892  On June - 21 reinhold Niebuhr, US, theologian (Nature & Destiny of Man)   

1893  The first Ferris wheel premieres (Chicago's Columbian Exposition) on this day in history.   

1893  1st Ferris wheel premieres (Chicago's Columbian Exposition) on this day in history.   

1893  On June - 21 leland Stanford, American business tycoon and founder of Stanford University   

1894  On this day in history workers in Pittsburgh strike Pullman sleeping car company   

1895  On June - 21 british Roseberry govt falls   

1898  On June - 21 guam becomes a territory of US   

1899  Pavel Haas, composer on June - 21.   

1900  On this day in history arthur MacArthur, U.S. military governor in the Philippines, grants an amnesty to Filipino rebels   

1900  Dodgers score 7 in top of 11th to go ahead of Phillies, 20-13, In bottom of 11th Phillies stalls so umpire forfeits game to Dodgers on this day in history.   

1900  Gunnar Ek, composer on June - 21.   

1900  Polibo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1902  Wilhelm Maler, composer on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place (BG)   

1903  On June - 21 al[bert] Hirschfield, St Louis Mo, cartoonist (NINA, NY Times)   

1904  Boston Herald tells of Red Sox trade "Dougherty as a Yankee," 1st known reference to NY club as Yankees (became Yankees in 1913) on this day in history.   

1905  On June - 21 the birth of Jean-Paul Sartre, French playwright   

1905  Jacques Goddot, French publisher (Tour de France) on this day in history.   

1906  On June - 21 m Wolf discovers asteroid #601 Nerthus   

1906  On June - 21 luis Maria Millet, composer   

1907  13th US Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Phila Cricket Club PA on this day in history.   

1908  On June - 21 nikolai A Rimski-Korssakov, Russian composer (Sheherazade), dies at 64   

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1002  On June - 21 birth of leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)   

1002  On June - 21 birth of pope Leo IX (d. 1054)   

1226  On June - 21 birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) was born on June - 21.   

1577  On June - 21 birth of giovanni Del Turco, composer   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

1639  On June - 21 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on June - 21.   

0524  On this day in history chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28   

1205  On this day in history death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

1208  On June - 21 philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies   

1305  On this day in history death of king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271)   

1377  On June - 21 edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on this day in history.   

1527  Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on June - 21.   

1529  On June - 21 john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69