Page 7: Historical Events In June - 05

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

1975  Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1977  Coup in Seychelles on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history the first personal computer, the Apple II, goes on sale   

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

1978  John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71 on June - 05.   

1979  Pauline Offner, Zen Theravadin nun, dies at 53 on June - 05.   

1980  Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station on June - 05.   

1980  On June - 05 lauritz Lauritzen, German politician, dies at 70   

1981  Center of Disease Control reports of a pneumonia affecting gays (AIDS) on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history george Harrison releases "Somewhere in England"   

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

1982  Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle on this day in history.   

1983  Yannich Noah becomes first Frenchman to win French Open since WW II on June - 05.   

1984  On June - 05 indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site (Golden Temple)   

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

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

1988  Clarence M Pendleton, chairman of comm on Civil Rights (1981-88) dies on June - 05.   

1989  On this day in history billy Smith, last original NY Islander, retires   

1989  Paul McCartney releases "Flowers in the Dirt" on this day in history.   

1990  J Zeldenrust, pathology-anatomy, dies on June - 05.   

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

1992  On this day in history laurence Naismith, actor (Scrooge, Gypsy Girl), dies at 83   

1993  On June - 05 conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59   

1994  Ish Kabbible, [Merwyn A Bogue], cornetist (Kay Kyser), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1995  Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1996  On June - 05 baldev Singh Chahal, campaigner, dies at 59   

1997  J Anthony Lukas, writer (Pulitizer, Common Ground), suicide at 64 on June - 05.   

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 June - 05.   

2007  On June - 05 11 people are killed and 23 others injured in a train crash near Kerang in Victoria, Australia.   

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1341  On June - 05 birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)   

1493  On June - 05 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  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  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  On June - 05 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 this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)   

1118  On June - 05 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  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on June - 05.   

1383  On this day in history death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)   

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