Page 3: Historical Events In June - 06

1844  The Young Men's Christian Association is founded in London. (Some 130+ years later, a group known as the Village People would gain a hit recording with "YMCA.") on June - 06.   

1844  Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London on this day in history.   

1844  Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London on June - 06.   

1847  On June - 06 gerben Postma, [Ids], Frisian writer (Swealtsjeblommen)   

1850  Levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans on June - 06.   

1850  On June - 06 karl F Braun, Germany, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909)   

1852  Tommaso Marchesi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1857  On June - 06 sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway.   

1859  Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day) on this day in history.   

1860  William R Inge, English theologist/Deacon St Paul's Cathedral on this day in history.   

1861  Lincoln's cabinet declares Union govt will pay for expenses once states have mobilized volunteers on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing teacher, dies at 59   

1862  Battle of Memphis-the city is surrendered on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history the birth of Henry Newbolt, English poet   

1862  On June - 06 battle of Memphis-city is surrendered   

1862  Henry John Newbolt, English sea historian/poet on this day in history.   

1862  Turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33 on June - 06.   

1863  Battle of Milliken's Bend, LA & Williamsport, MD on June - 06.   

1864  Battle of Lake Chicot, AR (Dutch Bayou) on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history the birth of Robert F. Scott, English antartic explorer   

1868  On June - 06 robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition   

1869  On June - 06 siegfried Wagner, German opera composer/conductor   

1872  On this day in history susan B Anthony is fined for trying to vote   

1872  Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina (1894-1918) on this day in history.   

1875  On June - 06 the birth of Thomas Mann, German writer and Nobel prize winner   

1875  On June - 06 netherlands goes on the gold standard   

1875  On June - 06 thomas Mann, Germany, novelist (Magic Mountain-Nobel 1929)   

1877  On this day in history prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca & chief Standing Bear, dies   

1878  Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1879  L Patrick Abercrombie, English architect on June - 06.   

1880  William T Cosgrave, president Irish Free state on this day in history.   

1881  On June - 06 henry Vieuxtemps, Belgian composer, dies at 61   

1882  Cyclone in Arabian Sea (Bombay India) drowns 100,000 on June - 06.   

1882  Electric iron patented by Henry W. Seely, NYC on June - 06.   

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1236  Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history birth of regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables   

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.   

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on June - 06.   

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1599  On June - 06 birth of diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)   

1606  Pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace) was born on June - 06.   

0840  On June - 06 agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  On June - 06 norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on June - 06.   

1480  On June - 06 death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  On this day in history death of juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

1563  On June - 06 death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  On June - 06 death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  On June - 06 death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed