Historical Events In June - 06

1975  Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam established on June - 06.   

1975  Larry Blyden, actor (Joe & Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49 on June - 06.   

1976  On this day in history j Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London   

1977  On this day in history supreme Court tossed out automatic death penalty laws   

1977  On this day in history sophie Stewart, actress (As You Like It), dies at 69   

1978  A Mrkos discovers asteroids #2199 Klet & #3339 on June - 06.   

1978  California voters overwhelmingly approve Proposition 13, an initiative calling for major property tax cuts on this day in history.   

1978  Proposition 13 cuts California property taxes 57% on this day in history.   

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 June - 06.   

1982  Israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla on June - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Chris Evert wins a grand slam title for 13th straight year (French) on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station   

1985  Siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

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  Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66 on June - 06.   

1991  On June - 06 dana Plato receives 6 yr suspended sentence for robbing a video store   

1991  On June - 06 the Canadian Supreme Court rules 6-1 that public servants can work on election campaigns; except for top bureaucrats, who must remain neutral.   

1991  Larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60 on June - 06.   

1992  Larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39 on June - 06.   

1993  James Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57 on June - 06.   

1994  A Chinese passenger jet crashes, killing all 160 people on board on June - 06.   

1994  On this day in history 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   

1994  Barry Sullivan, actor (Great Gadsby), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1994  On June - 06 paez river earthquake in Colombia killing 1,100 people   

1995  Imam Elissa, singer, dies at 76 on June - 06.   

1999  On this day in history 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.   

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

1502  On this day in history birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on June - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  On this day in history death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)   

1671  On this day in history death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed