Page 5: Historical Events In June - 05

1920  On this day in history 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell   

1920  Cornelius Ryan, US historian/writer (Italians: Face of a Nation) on June - 05.   

1921  On June - 05 lancelot Pierre, cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28)   

1921  Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1923  Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac) on this day in history.   

1923  George H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65 on June - 05.   

1924  On this day in history kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist   

1925  On June - 05 29th US Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass   

1925  Bill Hayes, Harvey Ill, actor (Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life) on June - 05.   

1926  On June - 05 indians triple-play Yankees & win 15-3   

1927  3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9) on June - 05.   

1927  On June - 05 paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89   

1928  Otto V Walter, writer on June - 05.   

1929  On June - 05 ramsey MacDonald forms minority Labour govt in Britain   

1930  Jules Pascin, [Julius Pincas], Bulgarian/US painter/cartoonist, dies on this day in history.   

1931  On June - 05 jules Renkin becomes premier of Belgium   

1932  Henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

1933  The United States goes off the gold standard on this day in history.   

1933  On June - 05 uS goes off gold standard   

1933  On June - 05 gold standard abolished   

1934  The first formal meeting of The Baker Street Irregulars (NYC) on June - 05.   

1934  1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (NYC) on June - 05.   

1937  A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella on June - 05.   

1937  69th Belmont: Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 2:28.6 on June - 05.   

1939  Elijah Beardsworth, world quick shaving champion, dies on June - 05.   

1940  Battle of France begins in WW II on June - 05.   

1940  On this day in history synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh   

1940  On this day in history the Battle of France begins during World War II.   

1940  1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh on June - 05.   

1941  On this day in history cyprus reinforced by Australian troops   

1941  On June - 05 sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ   

1942  Eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97,000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans on this day in history.   

1942  British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie on June - 05.   

1943  On June - 05 75th Belmont: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:28.2   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1493  On this day in history birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)   

1523  On June - 05 birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)   

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on June - 05.   

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On June - 05 birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)   

0535  On June - 05 death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople   

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1017  On this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on this day in history.   

1288  On June - 05 hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on June - 05.   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on June - 05.   

1443  On June - 05 ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies