Page 5: Historical Events In June - 05

1920  On June - 05 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell   

1920  Cornelius Ryan, US historian/writer (Italians: Face of a Nation) on this day in history.   

1921  Lancelot Pierre, cricketer (1 Test WI v England 1948, 0-28) on June - 05.   

1921  Georges Feydeau, French playwright (Chat and Poche), dies at 58 on June - 05.   

1923  On this day in history daniel Rogers Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, composer (Signs of Zodiac)   

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

1924  Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist on June - 05.   

1925  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history indians triple-play Yankees & win 15-3   

1927  3rd French Mens Tennis: R Lacoste beats B Tilden (64 46 57 63 11-9) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history paul Lacombe, composer, dies at 89   

1928  On June - 05 otto V Walter, writer   

1929  On this day in history 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  On June - 05 henry Taberer, cricket (bowl Trumper only Test wkt for S Africa), dies   

1933  On June - 05 the United States goes off the gold standard.   

1933  On this day in history 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  On June - 05 1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (NYC)   

1937  A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1940  Battle of France begins in WW II on this day in history.   

1940  Synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh on this day in history.   

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

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

1941  Cyprus reinforced by Australian troops on this day in history.   

1941  Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ on June - 05.   

1942  On June - 05 eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97,000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans.   

1942  British offensive in North Africa under general Ritchie on this day in history.   

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

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1341  On this day in history birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)   

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

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on June - 05.   

1553  On June - 05 birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)   

1554  On June - 05 birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  On June - 05 birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)   

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on June - 05.   

1660  On this day in history birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on June - 05.   

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on June - 05.   

1017  On June - 05 death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  On this day in history hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  On this day in history death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)   

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

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