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  On June - 06 j Paul Getty, oil magnate/billionaire, dies at 83 in London   

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  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 June - 06.   

1979  Jack Haley, actor (Wizard of Oz), dies of cancer at 79 on this day in history.   

1980  On June - 06 bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbeldon title   

1982  Israel invades southern Lebanon, site of Palestinian guerrilla on this day in history.   

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

1984  A[rthur] Bertram Chandler, author (Empress of Outer Space), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1985  Body of Nazi criminal, Dr Josef Mengele located & exhumed on this day in history.   

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 June - 06.   

1985  On June - 06 soyuz T-13 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station   

1985  Siem Devout, Dutch actor, dies at 54 on June - 06.   

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

1986  Bhavana Balachandran, Indian actress on June - 06.   

1988  George Bush makes campaign promise to support reparations for WW II Japanese-American internees (promise broken, May 1989) on June - 06.   

1988  Ella Raines, actress (Brute Force), dies of throat cancer at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history larry Kert, actor (Tony-West Side Story), dies of AIDS at 60   

1992  Larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39 on this day in history.   

1993  James Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57 on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1994  Paez river earthquake in Colombia killing 1,100 people on June - 06.   

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

1999  On June - 06 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  On June - 06 apple Computer announces in a keynote address that they would begin production of Intel-chiped Macintosh computers in 206.   

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

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

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

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

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on June - 06.   

1580  On this day in history birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On June - 06 birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on this day in history.   

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

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on this day in history.