Page 6: Historical Events In June - 30

1939  Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, first appears   

1940  On this day in history uS Fish &Wildlife Service established   

1940  "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears on June - 30.   

1941  HMAS WATERHEN (RAN), lost in the Eastern Mediterranean off Bardia, east Libya by German divebombers on the 29th June on June - 30.   

1941  HMAS Waterhen sunk on Tobruk run on this day in history.   

1941  61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month on June - 30.   

1942  On June - 30 australian troops raid Salamaua   

1942  US Mint in New Orleans ceases operation on June - 30.   

1942  On June - 30 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month   

1942  Arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62 on June - 30.   

1946  Michael Zadora, composer, dies at 64 on June - 30.   

1948  Cleve Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 on this day in history.   

1948  Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced (Bell Labs) on June - 30.   

1948  On this day in history karl Wolfskehl, writer, dies at 78   

1950  On this day in history pres Truman orders US troops into Korea   

1950  On this day in history uS President allows American troops deployement in Korea   

1951  On June - 30 nAACP begins attack on school segregation &discrimination   

1952  On June - 30 "The Guiding Light" soap opera moves from radio to TV   

1953  Elsa Beskow, (Maartman), Swedish author (children's book), dies at 79 on June - 30.   

1954  On June - 30 uSSR opens its first atomic power plant   

1956  United DC-7 &TWA collide over Grand Canyon killing 128 on this day in history.   

1959  Lazare Saminsky, composer, dies at 76 on June - 30.   

1960  Belgian Congo becomes an independent state on this day in history.   

1960  Za‹re (then Belgian Congo) gains independence from Belgium on this day in history.   

1960  Clarence Cameron White, composer, dies at 79 on June - 30.   

1961  On June - 30 explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit   

1961  On June - 30 lee de Forest, inventor (Electron Tube), dies at 87   

1962  LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0 on June - 30.   

1962  On this day in history rwanda &Burundi become independent   

1962  On this day in history caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65   

1963  Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church on June - 30.   

1964  Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies   

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1286  John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347) was born on this day in history.   

1468  Johan, the Standvastige, monarch of Saxon was born on this day in history.   

1470  Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), invaded Italy was born on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history birth of johan Frederik, elector of Saxon (1532-47)   

1503  On June - 30 birth of john Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)   

1641  On June - 30 birth of meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)   

1669  On June - 30 birth of mauritius Vogt, composer   

1685  On this day in history birth of dominikus Zimmermann, German architect/painter (Liebfrauenkirche)   

0350  Death of Nepotianus, Roman usurper on June - 30.   

1109  Alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies on June - 30.   

1181  On this day in history death of hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147)   

1224  Death of Adolf of Osnabrück, Saint Adolf (b. 1185) on June - 30.   

1364  On this day in history death of arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (b. 1297)   

1520  On June - 30 death of montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed   

1538  On June - 30 charles van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies at 70   

1579  On this day in history death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary