524 – Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
1205 – Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)
1529 – John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69
1582 – Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
1591 – Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat and Jesuit saint, dies at 23
1824 – Étienne Aignan, French writer and translator, dies at 51
1893 – Leland Stanford, American business tycoon (Southern Pacific Railroad), 8th Governor of California and founder of Stanford University, dies of heart failure at 69
1957 – Donald McBride, American actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68
1979 – Angus Maclise, American mystic, shaman, musician, and composer (b. 1938)
2002 – Matt Dennis, American pop singer, pianist, composer, and arranger (“Everything Happens To Me”; “Angel Eyes”), dies at 88
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Historical Events for 21st June 2021
68 – Roman General Vespasian conquers Jericho during the Great Jewish Revolt
1672 – French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Utrecht
1675 – Foundation stone for London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral is laid
1834 – American inventor and businessman Cyrus McCormick patents the reaping machine
1907 – E. W. Scripps founds United Press Associations in the US
1921 – HSC ’21 soccer team forms in Haaksbergen
1956 – Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere
1970 – FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Brazil and Pelé become first team and player to win World Cup 3 times, beating Italy, 4-1 in front of 107,412
1986 – “Living on Video” by Trans-X peaks at #61
2012 – A boat of 200 asylum seekers headed to Australia capsizes and 110 survivors are rescued
Today in History for 21st June 2021
Historical Events
1940 – German occupiers disband Dutch States-General/Council of State
1951 – LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O’Sullivan, 2-up in the final
1956 – Anti-protons detected in the atmosphere
1975 – Elton John, The Eagles and The Beach Boys play Wembley Stadium
1991 – P. V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister of India as head of a Congress Party minority government
2006 – Pluto’s newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra
Famous Birthdays
1839 – John Decatur Barry, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1867)
1902 – Wilhelm Maler, German composer, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1976)
1925 – Maureen Stapleton, American actress (Lonelyhearts, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite), born in Troy, New York (d. 2006)
1967 – Pierre Omidyar, Iranian-American billionaire (founded eBay), born in Paris, France
1979 – Chris Pratt, American actor (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World,), born in Virginia, Minnesota
1985 – Byron Schammer, Australian AFL footballer
Famous Deaths
1573 – Antonie van Burgundy, mayor of sealand, dies in battle
1865 – Frances Adeline Seward, wife of United States Secretary of State William H. Seward (b. 1824)
1913 – Stefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet (Beautiful Irine), dies at 37
1980 – Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader and songwriter, dies of a stroke at 56
1997 – Fidel Velázquez Sánchez, Mexican labour leader (b. 1900)
2003 – Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey coach (b. 1934)
Famous Deaths for 20th June 2021
1649 – Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies
1751 – Adriaen Valckenier, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1737-41), dies at 56
1787 – Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63
1925 – Wilhelm Posse, German composer, dies at 72
1963 – Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Wash state execution in 25 yrs
1965 – Bernard Baruch, American financier and presidential adviser (Cold War), dies at 94
1980 – Allan Pettersson, Swedish composer, dies at 68
1994 – Louis Benjamin, British showman, dies at 71
1995 – Al Hansen, American artist (Fluxus), found dead at 67
2006 – Claydes Charles Smith, American musician (Kool and The Gang), dies at 57
Historical Events for 20th June 2021
1895 – 1st female PhD from an American University, earned by Caroline Willard Baldwin (in Science) at Cornell University
1900 – Baron Von Ketteler, German Minister, decides to go to the Chinese authorities to demand more guards for European protection from Boxers and is killed by Boxers en route
1948 – 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo
1964 – US Open Men’s Golf, Congressional CC: Ken Venturi wins his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tommy Jacobs
1978 – 1st 6 teams of Women’s Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton
1983 – Iran moves into northern Iraq (casualties top 13,800 in ten days)
1987 – Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America’s Junior Miss
1993 – NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls become first team since legendary Boston Celtics of the 1960s to win 3 consecutive titles, with a 99–98 victory in Game 6 over Phoenix Suns; MVP: Michael Jordan for third straight year
2004 – US Open Men’s Golf, Shinnecock Hills GC: Retief Goosen of South Africa wins his second Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up and reigning Masters champion Phil Mickelson
2016 – China’s super computer tally overtakes the US; Chinese 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is world’s No. 1
Today in History for 20th June 2021
Historical Events
1782 – Congress approves Great Seal of the United States of America and the bald eagle as its symbol
1888 – Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas
1921 – 11.5″ (29.2 cm) of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record)
1955 – “Almost Crazy” opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 16 performances
1976 – US Open Men’s Golf, Atlanta AC: Tour rookie Jerry Pate wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Al Geiberger and Tom Weiskopf
1987 – 1st Rugby World Cup Final, Eden Park, Auckland: New Zealand fly-half Grant Fox lands 4 penalties, a conversion and drop goal as the All Blacks beat France, 29-9
Famous Birthdays
1389 – John Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, English prince, general (Hundred Years’ War) and statesman, born in Kenilworth, England (d. 1435)
1771 – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist, born in St Mary’s Isle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (d. 1820)
1931 – James Tolkan, American actor (Weekend War, Leap of Faith), born in Calumet, Michigan
1931 – Olympia Dukakis, Greek-American stage and screen, Obie, Oscar, and Golden Globe award-winning actress (Man Equals Man; Moonstruck; Steel Magnolias)), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
1944 – Dave Nelson, baseball player
1946 – André Watts, American-Hungarian concert pianist and educator, born in Nuremberg, Germany
Famous Deaths
885 – Bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)
1794 – Félix Vicq-d’Azyr, French physician and anatomist (discover the theory of homology in biology), dies at 46
1837 – Giovanni Furno, composer, dies at 89
1888 – Johannes Zukertort, German chess player, dies at 45
1997 – Lawrence Payton, rocker (4 Tops-I’ll Be There), dies at 59
2000 – Jim De Courcy, Australian cricketer (Australian batsman 1953), dies at 73
Famous Deaths for 19th June 2021
1312 – Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall and favourite of Edward II of England beheaded at 27 or 28
1542 – Leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer
1584 – François, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)
1939 – Grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60
1957 – Karl Plagge, German officer and Nazi Party member who during World War II used his position as a staff officer in the German Army to employ and protect some 1,240 Jews, dies at 59
1962 – Will Wright, American actor (Adam’s Rib, Living Christ Story), dies of cancer at 68
1964 – Hans Moser, Austrian actor (Hello Service Man, Once Upon a Time), dies at 83
1988 – Zdeněk Blažek, Czech composer and music theorist (Verchovina), dies at 83
1996 – Ande Anderson, English opera director, dies at 78
2013 – Bojidar Dimov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (Die Hochzeit von Susa), dies at 61
Historical Events for 19th June 2021
987 – Louis IV, crowned king of France
1862 – Slavery outlawed in US territories
1913 – Natives Land Act, Act No 27, passed in South Africa: confines Africans to hopelessly overcrowded reserves and deprives them of rights to purchase land outside the native reserves
1953 – WCSC TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting
1961 – Charlie Finley, changes A’s manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer
1978 – Ian Botham takes 8-34 v Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling
1985 – Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place
1991 – 2 of Mia Farrow’s daughters arrested for shoplifting lingerie
1994 – “Sally Marrand Her Escorts” closes at Helen Hayes NYC after 50 performances
2018 – England smash the highest score (481/6) in one day international cricket history in a 242 run defeat of Australia (239) at Trent Bridge
Today in History for 19th June 2021
Historical Events
1863 – Battle at Middleburg Virginia (100+ casualties)
1914 – British Open Men’s Golf, Prestwick GC: Harry Vardon of Jersey wins a record 6th Open Championship, 3 strokes ahead of defending champion J.H. Taylor
1942 – Paul Waner is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits
1963 – Greek government of Pipinolis forms
1987 – Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation
2018 – Canada’s Senate votes to legalize recreational marijuana use, first major economy to do so
Famous Birthdays
1861 – José Rizal, Filipino nationalist, author (‘Noli Me Tángere’, ‘El Filibusterismo’) and ophthalmologist, born in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1896)
1914 – Harry Lauter, American actor (Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Waterfront), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1990)
1942 – Jos Brink, Dutch TV host (Op Zoek)
1945 – Robert Franklin Palmer Jr., American writer, musicologist, and musician (Deep Blues), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
1970 – Scott Brumfield, guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
1982 – Alexander Frolov, Russian hockey player
Famous Deaths
1584 – François, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)
1768 – Benjamin Tasker, Governor of Maryland (b. 1690)
1794 – Richard H Lee, US farmer (signed US Declaration of Independence), dies at 62
1988 – Fernand Seguin, Canadian biologist (b. 1922)
2010 – Ursula Thiess [Schmidt], German actress (Monsoon, Bengal Brigade, Americano), dies at 86
2018 – Hubert Green, American golfer (US Open 1977, PGA 1985), dies of throat cancer at 71
Famous Deaths for 18th June 2021
1291 – Alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies
1815 – Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (b. 1766)
1921 – Herman Baccaert, Flemish philological/writer (Kantkennis), dies at 37
1978 – Walter C. Alvarez, American physician (b. 1884)
1982 – Djuna Barnes, American author (Nightwood), dies at 80
1992 – Peter Allen, entertainer (Legs Diamond), dies of aids at 48
1996 – Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist, dies at 73
2005 – Manuel Sadosky, Argentine mathematician (b. 1914)
2006 – Richard Stahl, American actor (Howard-It’s a Living), dies at 74
2014 – Johnny Mann, American music director (Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer), dies at 85