218 – Elagabalus becomes the emperor of Rome
793 – Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert’s monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks
1941 – British and French troops overthrow pro-German Syria
1944 – General Montgomery lands in Normandy, sets up HQ in Chateau de Creully
1969 – Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
1979 – Wings release “Back to the Egg” album
1982 – US President Ronald Reagan addresses the British Parliament in his “ash heap of history” speech
1987 – Oliver North’s secretary Fawn Hall testifies at Iran-Contra hearing
1994 – 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia
2017 – Ex-FBI chief James Comey testifies to a US Senate committee that US President Donald Trump told “lies plain and simple”
Author: gil7
Today in History for 8th June 2022
Historical Events
1929 – Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curacao kidnap governor Fruytier
1940 – Last British troops leave Narvik, Norway
1944 – General Montgomery lands in Normandy, sets up HQ in Chateau de Creully
1948 – “Texaco Star Theater” premieres on NBC-TV, with “Mr. Television” Milton Berle made permanent emcee in September of the same year
1996 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Defending champion Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-3, 6-7, 10-8 for her 5th French singles crown
2012 – A bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18 and injures 35 people
Famous Birthdays
1814 – Charles Reade, English novelist (Cloister and Hearth), born in Ipsden, Oxfordshire (d. 1884)
1910 – Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and editor in chief (Novyj Mir), born in Zagorye, Russian Empire (d. 1971) [NS=June 21]
1929 – V. M. Muddiah, Indian cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets), born in Bangalore, Mysore (d. 2009)
1939 – Bernie Casey, American actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop), born in Wyco, West Virginia (d. 2017)
1950 – Kathy Whitton Baker, American actress (Right Stuff, 16 Candles), born in Midland, Texas
1966 – Julianna Margulies, American actress (ER, The Good Wife), born in Spring Valley NY
Famous Deaths
1376 – Edward the Black Prince, English knight and heir to King Edward III, dies of dysentery at 46
1716 – Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690-1716), dies at 58
1966 – Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer (b. 1890)
1995 – Juan Carlos Ongania, President of Argentina (1966-70), dies
2013 – Paul Cellucci, American politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada, dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 65
2018 – Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), commits suicide by hanging at 61
Famous Deaths for 7th June 2022
1549 – Eelke Fouckens, Frisian anabaptist, beheaded
1710 – Louise de La Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV (1661-67), dies at 65
1821 – Tudor Vladimirescu, Romanian rebellion-leader (b. cca. 1780)
1840 – Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69
1877 – Winand Staring, Dutch geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68
1893 – Edwin Booth, American Shakespearean actor (Hamlet), dies at 59
1973 – Christine Lavant, Austrian poet and writer (Das Kind), dies at 57
1988 – Vernon Washington, American actor (Roots, The Last Starfighter, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), dies at 60
2010 – Omar Rayo, Colombian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and plastic artist. (b. 1928)
2018 – Peter Stringfellow, English nightclub owner (Stringfellows), dies at 77
Historical Events for 7th June 2022
1099 – 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem
1780 – Anti-Catholic riot in London, hundreds die
1860 – Workmen start laying track for Market Street Railroad, San Francisco
1948 – KVP wins Dutch Second-Parliamentary election
1963 – 1st Rolling Stones TV appearance (Thank Your Lucky Stars) and release 1st single, “Come On”
1969 – Tommy James and the Shondells release “Crystal Blue Persuasion”
1975 – Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public
1978 – Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation
1979 – Rock ‘n’ roll musician Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion
2001 – BP announces that it will build a new $600-million platform offshore Trinidad that is expected to double the company’s production of natural gas there by 2004
Today in History for 7th June 2022
Historical Events
1909 – Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens
1929 – Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
1958 – 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2
1994 – A’s outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base
2012 – A bus falls into a ravine in La Paz, Bolivia, killing 16 and injuring 32 people
2012 – 16th century archaeology remains of the Curtain Theatre, where some of Shakespeare’s plays first performed found under a pub in London
Famous Birthdays
1778 – Beau [George Bryan] Brummel, English dandy, born in London, England (d. 1840)
1845 – Leopold von Auer, Hungarian-American violinist, born in Veszprém, Hungary (d. 1930)
1884 – Julius P. Hoste, Belgium minister and daily newspaper publisher (Last News), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1954)
1909 – Virginia Apgar, American physician and childbirth specialist, born in Westfield, New Jersey (d. 1974)
1928 – David Malcolm Lewis, English historian, expert in Greek Epigraphy, born in London (d. 1994)
1931 – (Nii Moi) “Speedy” Acquaye, Ghanaian drummer, percussionist and fire-eater (Tubby Hayes; Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames; Ginger Baker’s Airforce), born in Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana) (d. 1993)
Famous Deaths
1779 – William Warburton, English critic and Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1698)
1968 – Dan Duryea, American actor (Pride of the Yankees), dies of cancer at 60
1983 – Daniele Amfitheatrof [Amfiteatrov], Russian-Italian pianist, conductor, and composer of concert and Hollywood film score music (American Panorama; The Naked Jungle), dies at 81
1999 – Paco Stanley, Mexican TV entertainer, dies at 56
2003 – Trevor Goddard, English actor (b. 1962)
2015 – Michael Oliver, British cardiologist (linked cholesterol with coronary artery disease), dies at 89
Famous Deaths for 6th June 2022
1762 – George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, British Royal Navy officer, dies at 65
1951 – Lionel Hallam, English cricket batsman and captain (9 Tests, 4 x 50; Hampshire CCC) and politician (Member House of Lords, Lord Temporal 1928–51), dies at 61
1976 – J. Paul Getty, American oil magnate and billionaire (Getty Oil), dies at 83
1983 – James E. Casey, American businessman and founder (United Parcel Service), dies at 95
1993 – James Bridges, writer/director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57
1996 – Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer, dies at 70
1996 – Glyn Worsnip, British radio and television presenter (That’s Life!), dies at 57
2000 – Frédéric Dard, French writer (San-Antonio), dies at 78
2013 – Tom Sharpe, British satirist and author, dies from complications from diabetes at 85
2018 – Red Schoendienst, American Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman/manager (10-time All Star), dies at 95
Historical Events for 6th June 2022
1900 – Boxers cut off all railroad links between Peking and Tientsin, main port city of Peking
1932 – The Revenue Act of 1932 is enacted, creating the first gas tax in the United States, at a rate of 1 cent per US gallon (1/4 ¢/L) sold
1938 – Sigmund Freud arrives in London
1960 – Roy Orbison releases “Only the Lonely”
1966 – Gemini 9 completes 45 orbits after rendezvous with “angry alligator”
1968 – Senator Robert F. Kennedy dies from his wounds after he was shot the previous night
1985 – Body of Nazi concentration camp doctor Dr Josef Mengele located and exhumed
2005 – The United States Supreme Court votes to ban medical marijuana in Gonzales v. Raich.
2015 – Convicted killers Richard Matt and David Sweat break out of Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York
2017 – Scooter Gennet hits four home runs in Cincinnati Reds 13-1 victory at home against St. Louis Cardinals, 17th player to do so
Today in History for 6th June 2022
Historical Events
1752 – 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed
1971 – WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting
1972 – Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London
1976 – “The Omen” premieres in the UK
1982 – 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out the PLO
1994 – Warwickshire score 4 for 810 declared against Durham
Famous Birthdays
1606 – Pierre Corneille, French poet and dramatist (El Cid, Horace), born in Rouen, France (d. 1684)
1951 – Noritake Takahara, Japanese racing driver
1961 – Dee C. Lee [Diane Catherine Sealy], British rock musician (Wham!, Style Council), born in London, England
1963 – Jason Isaacs, English actor (Harry Potter films), born in Liverpool, England
1973 – Jon Hesse, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1977 – David Connolly, Irish footballer
Famous Deaths
1134 – Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51
1799 – Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary and Founding Father famous for his “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, dies at 63
1878 – Gottfried Herrmann, German musician and composer, dies at 70
1967 – Edward G Givens Jr, Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47
1994 – Mark McManus, actor (Ned Kelly), dies of pneumonia at 59
1999 – Eddie Stanky, American baseball 2nd baseman (MLB All Star 1947, 48, 50; Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, NY Giants) and manager (St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers), dies of a heart attack at 83
Famous Deaths for 5th June 2022
1722 – Johann Kuhnau, Bohemian organist, choirmaster, and composer (Biblical Sonatas), dies at 62
1791 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. 1718)
1906 – Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. 1842)
1981 – Philo McCullough, actor (Branded, Ridin’ Thru), dies
1995 – Jan Decadt Flemish composer, dies at 81
1995 – Bettina Vernon-Warren, Austrian ‘Bodenwieser’ dancer, dies at 75
2001 – Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist, dies at 93
2002 – Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones), dies of a heroin overdose at 51
2015 – Richard Johnson, British stage and screen actor and producer (Never So Few, Restless, Beyond the Door), dies at 87
2018 – Kate Spade, American fashion designer, commits suicide by hanging at 55
Historical Events for 5th June 2022
70 – Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem
1875 – Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens in San Francisco
1927 – Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard and 200-yard free-style swim record
1956 – “Milton Berle Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1977 – 31st Tony Awards: Shadow Box and Annie win
1980 – Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
1995 – The Bose-Einstein condensate is first created
2000 – Armed conflict between Rwanda and Uganda erupts in Kinsangani, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2001 – Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm caused $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.
2003 – A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region