Page 8: Historical Events In June - 06

1975  Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history larry Blyden, actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49   

1976  J Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London on this day in history.   

1977  Supreme Court tossed out automatic death penalty laws on this day in history.   

1977  Sophie Stewart, actress (As You Like It), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1978  A Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339 on this day in history.   

1978  On June - 06 california voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts.   

1978  On June - 06 proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57%   

1979  On June - 06 jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79   

1980  Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title on this day in history.   

1982  On June - 06 israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla   

1984  1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India on June - 06.   

1984  A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72 on June - 06.   

1985  On this day in history body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed   

1985  On this day in history brazilian authorities exhume the body later identified as Dr. Josef Mengele, the one responsible for many of the Nazi Holocaust atrocities during World War II.   

1985  On June - 06 chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French)   

1985  Soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station on this day in history.   

1985  On June - 06 siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54   

1986  Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of the NC State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself on June - 06.   

1986  On this day in history bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress   

1988  George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66   

1991  Dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store on this day in history.   

1991  The Canadian Supreme Court rules 6-1 that public servants can work on election campaigns; except for top bureaucrats, who must remain neutral on this day in history.   

1991  Larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39   

1993  On June - 06 james Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57   

1994  A Chinese passenger jet crashes, killing all 160 people on board on this day in history.   

1994  In Colombia a 6.7 quake results in at least 295 people killed, 500 missing, 13,000 homeless and severe damage caused to houses, highways and bridges by the earthquake and ensuing landslides on June - 06.   

1994  On June - 06 barry Sullivan, actor (Great Gadsby), dies at 81   

1994  Paez river earthquake in Colombia killing 1,100 people on this day in history.   

1995  On June - 06 imam Elissa, singer, dies at 76   

1999  Central Manitoba Railway, a subsidiary of Cando Contracting, takes over the operation of the former CN Carman sub. from m. 0.13 to m. 50.50 on this day in history.   

2005  Apple Computer announces in a keynote address that they would begin production of Intel-chiped Macintosh computers in 206 on this day in history.   

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1236  On this day in history birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on this day in history.   

1502  On June - 06 birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  On this day in history birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  On this day in history birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on June - 06.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on June - 06.   

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

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on this day in history.   

1134  On this day in history norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  On this day in history death of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on June - 06.   

1548  On June - 06 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  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on June - 06.