1155 – Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor
1574 – Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland
1580 – States of Utrecht forbid Catholic worship
1583 – Richard Martin of London takes out first life insurance policy, on William Gibbons; premium was £383
1946 – Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa. A road is named after this date in Panjim
1977 – Space Shuttle test model “Enterprise” carries a crew aloft for 1st time, it was fixed to a modified Boeing 747
1987 – Charles Glass, ABC journalist, kidnapped in Lebanon
2001 – Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India
2014 – King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicates the Spanish throne to make way for his son Felipe VI
2021 – Jurist and conservative Ebrahim Raisi elected President of Iran on a low turn out
Author: gil7
Today in History for 18th June 2022
Historical Events
1264 – The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature
1898 – US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt Club: Scotsman Fred Herd easily wins by 7 strokes from countryman Alex Smith; first 72-hole US Open
1983 – “Pump Boys and Dinettes” closes at Princess Theater NYC after 573 performances
1986 – De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 helicopter collide, kills 25
1991 – SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky’s cancerous left arm is amputated
2016 – Soyuz capsule returns to Earth 1st British International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake, Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Timothy Kopra after 186 days
Famous Birthdays
1915 – Victor Legley, Belgian violinist, composer, and educator (Brussels Conservatory, 1949-80), born in Hazebrouck, France (d. 1994)
1920 – Ian Carmichael, British actor (Private’s Progress, I’m All Right Jack), born in Hull, England (d. 2010)
1925 – Rex Collings, English publisher (Rex Collings), (d. 1996)
1926 – Eva Bartok, Hungarian-born actress (Crimson Pirate), born in Kecs kemet, Hungary (d. 1998)
1942 – Roger Ebert, American film critic (Pulitzer Prize 1975), born in Urbana, Illinois (d. 2013)
2006 – Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
Famous Deaths
1588 – Anna van Nassau, daughter of William the Silent and his second wife, Anna of Saxony and wife of William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 24
1669 – Abraham Crijnssen, Swiss admiral, conquered Suriname, dies
1921 – Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Uruguayan writer (Nativa, Lanza y Sable), dies at 70
1955 – Willy Burkhard, Swiss composer, dies at 55
2008 – Tasha Tudor, American illustrator and children’s books author (Pumpkin Moonshine, Corgiville Fair), dies at 92
2017 – Lord Joffe [Joel Goodman Joffe], South African-born British lawyer (instructing solicitor for Nelson Mandela’s defence team) and businessman, dies at 85
Famous Deaths for 17th June 2022
1938 – Ranji Hordern, Australian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 46 wickets, BB 7/90; NSW CA), dies at 55
1939 – Eugene Weldman, the last person to be publicly guillotined in France, dies at 31. When asked if he had remorse for his victims he had killed, he replied, “Remorse, what for? I didn’t even know them”
1947 – Maxwell Perkins, American editor and publisher for Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe, dies at 62
1950 – Syed Wazir Ali, Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests; Southern Punjab; Muslims), dies from appendicitis at 46
1957 – D Richardson, writer, dies at 84
1963 – John Cowper Powys, British writer and critic (Wood and Stone, Wolf Solent), dies at 90
1981 – Yitzhak Zuckerman [Itzhak Zuckerman], Jewish resistance hero in World War II and one of the few survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, dies at 65
2006 – Cláudio Besserman Vianna, aka “Bussunda”, Brazilian comedian (b. 1962)
2009 – Ralf Dahrendorf, German-born sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
2020 – Bill Groman, American football wide receiver (All-AFL 1960; AFL C’ship 1960, 61, 64, 65; Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills), dies at 83
Historical Events for 17th June 2022
656 – Ali ibn Abu Talib elected the 4th Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate
1397 – Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway
1583 – Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries
1839 – King of Hawaii Kamehameha III issues Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established
1850 – Paddle-wheeler “G P Griffith” burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)
1885 – Statue of Liberty arrives in NYC aboard French ship `Isere’
1901 – US Open Men’s Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland wins first of his 4 Open titles by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Alex Smith
1961 – Billy Barnes’ musical revue “Billy Barnes People”, starting Ken Berry, Dave Ketchum, and Jo Anne Worley, closes at Royale Theater, NYC, after 7 performances
2003 – Moneyball, a book about the 2003 Oakland Athletics baseball team and GM Billy Beane’s sabermetric approach, inspired by Bill James, is published
2018 – Historic deal signed between Greece and Macedonia to end dispute over Macedonia’s name – changing to North Macedonia
Today in History for 17th June 2022
Historical Events
1864 – -18] Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia
1901 – The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT
1915 – The League to Enforce Peace is organised at Independence Hall in Philadelphia with William Howard Taft as president; its program anticipates the League of Nations
1954 – CIA exile army lands in Guatemala. Organised by John Foster Dulles and United Fruit Co.
1988 – Soyuz TM-5 launches
1991 – South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws
Famous Birthdays
1823 – John Henry Hobart Ward, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1903)
1832 – William Crookes, English chemist and physicist (Crookes-pipe, thallium), born in London (d. 1919)
1895 – Slavko Osterc, Slovenian composer, born in Veržej, Slovenia (d. 1941)
1909 – Ralph E. Winters, Canadian film editor, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2004)
1914 – John Hersey, American author (Hiroshima, Bell for Adano, Wall), born in Tientsin, China (d. 1993)
1981 – Amrita Rao, Indian Bollywood actress (Vivah)
Famous Deaths
1898 – Edward Burne-Jones, English Pre-Raphaelite painter and designer, dies at 64
1906 – Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player, dies at 33
1973 – Luis Van Rooten, Mexican-born, American actor, author and translator (One Man’s Family), dies at 66
1974 – Yadavendra Singh, cricketer (Yuvraj of Patiala, Test for India), dies
2010 – Andy Ripley, English rugby union #8 (24 caps; British Lions 1974), dies from prostate cancer at 62
2020 – György Kárpáti, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 16th June 2022
1492 – Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
1626 – Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War, dies at 26
1880 – James Southerton, English cricket spin bowler (2 Tests; played in first Test match; oldest player to make Test debut at 49; Sussex CCC, Hampshire CCC), dies at 52
1953 – Margaret Bondfield, English politician and 1st British female cabinet minister (Labour), dies at 80
1958 – José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican composer (Huapango), dies at 45
1958 – Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (Prime Minister of Hungary 1953-56), dies at 62
1969 – Jan Hanlo, Dutch poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57
1976 – Francis E. Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed at 59
1983 – James Arthur Calata, African National Congress (ANC) leader and Anglican clergyman, dies at 87
1994 – Boris Alexandrov, Russian conductor (Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble), dies at 88
Historical Events for 16th June 2022
1746 – Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
1896 – Temperature hits 127°F at Fort Mojave, California
1900 – In China, a fire is set by Boxers, virtually destroying the Western Quarter and spreading to engulf many Chinese landmarks
1904 – Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland
1957 – French offensive in Algeria
1961 – Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West at Le Bourget Airport in Paris
1971 – Racial disturbance in Jacksonville, Florida
1988 – Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
1993 – Ken Griffey Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle
2020 – Support from Manchester United player Marcus Rashford and others forces UK Government to make U-turn on summer school meal vouchers
Today in History for 16th June 2022
Historical Events
1779 – US General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British
1956 – 88th Belmont: David Erb aboard Needles wins in 2:29.8
1956 – US Open Men’s Golf, Oak Hill CC: Cary Middlecoff wins his second Open title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Julius Boros and Ben Hogan
1960 – President Eisenhower cancels trip to Japan
1967 – The first Montreux Jazz Festival is held in Switzerland, created by Claude Nobs
1978 – Film “Grease” opens, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, based on the 1971 musical
Famous Birthdays
1738 – Mary Katharine Goddard, American printer and publisher (d. 1816)
1917 – Katharine Graham, American newspaper publisher (Washington Post), born in NYC, New York
1950 – Jesse Dizon, American actor (Ramon-Operation Petticoat), born in Oceanside, California
1951 – Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer (4-weight world champion), born in El Chorrillo, Panama
1962 – Wally Joyner, American baseball player
1970 – Cobi Jones, American soccer player and commentator ( Los Angeles Galaxy.), born in Detroit, Michigan
Famous Deaths
1626 – Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years’ War, dies at 26
1969 – Karl Schiske, Austrian composer, dies at 53
1970 – Elsa Triolet [Ella Kagan], Russian-French writer and Resistance fighter, dies at 73
1970 – Heino Eller, Estonian composer, dies at 83
2008 – Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian writer, World War II veteran and Nazi concentration camp survivor (b. 1921)
2017 – Stephen Furst, American actor (Animal House, St. Elsewhere) dies from diabetes complications at 63
Famous Deaths for 15th June 2022
1381 – John Cavendish, Lord Chief Justice of England
1389 – Murad I, Osmaans sultan, dies in battle
1677 – Giovanni Battista Chinelli, Italian composer, dies at 67
1864 – Haller Nutt, American rich Southern Plantation owner (Longwood house – largest octagonal house in the US), dies at 48
1943 – Cecil Parkin, cricketer (32 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng 1920-24), dies
1981 – Philip Toynbee, British journalist and writer (Savage Days, Barricade), dies at 64
2005 – Suzanne Flon, French actress (One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge), dies of gastroenteritis at 87
2007 – Richard Bell, Canadian musician (Full Tilt Boogie Band), dies of multiple myeloma at 61
2015 – Mighty Sam McClain, American soul and blues singer-songwriter, dies at 72
2021 – Jim Phelan, American college basketball coach (Mount Saint Mary’s University 1954–2003), dies at 92
Historical Events for 15th June 2022
923 – Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy
1864 – Capt Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia
1876 – Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention
1950 – Dutch police seize condoms
1983 – “Black Adder” TV comedy premieres starring Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson and written by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson on BBC1
1985 – En route to Halley’s Comet, USSR’s Vega 2 drops lander on Venus
1985 – “Pryor’s Place” children’s show last airs on CBS-TV
1996 – IRA bomb in Manchester wrecks city centre at 11.17am, injuring 200
2018 – Glasgow School of Art, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh burns down, four years after a previous fire
2018 – Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes charged with fraud over company’s blood tests