Historical Events In July - 06

1971  On July - 06 white House Plumbers unit formed to plug news leaks   

1971  On July - 06 horst Lange, writer, dies at 66   

1972  Brandon De Wilde actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history brandon De Wilde, actor (Jamie), dies at 30 in a car crash   

1973  Patrick McVey actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1973  Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80 on July - 06.   

1974  On July - 06 carlos Isamitt, composer, dies at 87   

1975  Comoros declare independence from France (most of them) on this day in history.   

1975  On July - 06 near Wetaskiwin Alberta, a hailstone weighing 249 grams falls(almost 9 oz. for those still Imperial measures)   

1975  Otto Skorzeny, German/Austrian SS (Mussolini/Ardennen), dies on July - 06.   

1976  First women enter Naval Academy on July - 06.   

1976  On July - 06 soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station   

1977  On July - 06 oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69   

1978  Israeli jet fighters swooped over mostly Moslem West Beirut on this day in history.   

1979  Van McCoy, singer/songwriter (Hey Mr DJ, Hustle), dies at 35 on July - 06.   

1980  On July - 06 gail Patrick actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69   

1980  Gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69 on July - 06.   

1982  On this day in history russell Thorson actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72   

1982  On this day in history russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72   

1983  Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less on July - 06.   

1986  On this day in history a coup led by pro-Marcos supporters in the Philippines fails   

1987  On this day in history the first of 3 massacres by Sikh extremists takes place in India   

1988  Carlos Salinas de Gortari elected president of Mexico on July - 06.   

1988  Off Scotland, two Canadians among 167 crew members killed as gas leak leads to explosion and fire on the Occidental Petroleum drill rig Piper Alpha in the North Sea; 64 survivors rescued on July - 06.   

1989  After 9 years, WHOT (Bkln pirate radio station) is busted by the FCC on July - 06.   

1989  Janos Kádár, premier of Hungary (1956-58), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1990  On July - 06 "Jetson's the Movie" with Tiffany, premiers   

1990  On July - 06 in Java a 5.8 quake injured at least 103 people and about 10,300 houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed   

1990  In Ottawa Ontario, a burst pipe at National Archives damages 100 atlases dating between 1490 and 1600, 2,000 books; and a collection of 150 year old manuscripts on this day in history.   

1990  Jim Samuels, comedian, dies of spinal meningitis at 41 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history steffi Graf beats Gabriela Sabatini for Wimbeldon championship   

1991  On this day in history thorley Walters, actor (Trog, Edwardians, Daisy), dies at 78   

1992  On July - 06 edgardo Pallero, Argentina producer (Los hijos de fierro), dies   

1993  Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1542  Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg was born on July - 06.   

1580  Johann Stobaeus, composer was born on July - 06.   

1632  On this day in history birth of albert Schop, composer   

1632  Pietro Reggio, composer was born on July - 06.   

1638  Gerrit A Berckheyde, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history birth of peter Burmannus, [Pieter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist   

1678  Nicola Francesco Haym, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of antoine de Jussieu, French naturalist (d. 1758)   

1189  On this day in history henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56   

1218  On July - 06 death of eudes III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)   

1415  On July - 06 death of jan Hus, burned for heresy by the Church at Constance, Germany   

1476  On this day in history regiomontanus, [Johannes Muller of Königsberg], dies   

1480  Antonio Squarcialupi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57   

1535  On this day in history death of thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57   

1553  On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15