Historical Events In June - 05

1975  Egypt reopens the Suez Canal to international shipping. The canal had been closed since the 1967 war with Israel on June - 05.   

1975  On this day in history suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close)   

1976  Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage (14 die) on June - 05.   

1976  Jean Paul Getty, US oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 on June - 05.   

1977  On this day in history coup in Seychelles   

1977  On June - 05 the first personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale   

1977  "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker (Electric), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1978  On June - 05 john Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71   

1979  Pauline Offner, Zen Theravadin nun, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1980  Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station on this day in history.   

1980  Lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1981  Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS) on June - 05.   

1981  George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England" on June - 05.   

1981  On June - 05 philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin' Thru), dies   

1982  Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle on June - 05.   

1983  Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple)   

1984  Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, Indies Sikh leader on June - 05.   

1987  On this day in history "Nightline" presents it's first "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3 47 AM   

1987  On June - 05 "Nightline" presents it's first "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS & the show runs until 3:47 AM   

1988  On this day in history clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies   

1989  On June - 05 billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires   

1989  On June - 05 paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt"   

1990  J Zeldenrust, pathology-anatomy, dies on this day in history.   

1991  Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) launched on this day in history.   

1992  Laurence Naismith, actor (Scrooge, Gypsy Girl), dies at 83 on June - 05.   

1993  Conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59 on this day in history.   

1994  On June - 05 ish Kabbible, [Merwyn A Bogue], cornetist (Kay Kyser), dies at 86   

1995  Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75 on June - 05.   

1996  On this day in history baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner, dies at 59   

1997  On this day in history j Anthony Lukas, writer (Pulitizer, Common Ground), suicide at 64   

2001  Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist on this day in history.   

2005  Switzerland votes to join the Schengen area and to allow same-sex partnerships on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history 11 people are killed and 23 others injured in a train crash near Kerang in Victoria, Australia.   

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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  On this day in history birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)   

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

1554  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.   

1646  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) was born on this day in history.   

0535  On this day in history 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 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 June - 05 hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  On June - 05 death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on this day in history.   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.