1727 – George I, King of England (1714-27), dies of a stroke at 67
1908 – Georg Adler, Polish state economist, dies at 45
1949 – Oton Zupanic, Slavs poet (Zimzelen pod snegom), dies at 71
1970 – Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter, dies at 87
1970 – Earl Grant, American musician and singer (b. 1931)
1974 – Eurico Gaspar Dutra, President of Brazil (b. 1883)
1994 – Kitty Muggeridge, British author and translator, dies at 90
1994 – Herbert Anderson, American character actor (Dennis The Menace, Battleground), dies of a stroke at 77
1995 – Luigi Innocenti, designer, dies at 71
1997 – Thalassa Cruso, English-American gardening expert (The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show), dies of Alzheimer’s at 88
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Historical Events for 11th June 2021
1788 – Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska
1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia
1900 – -12] Battle at Diamond Hill: British troops chase General Botha
1921 – Brazil adopts women’s suffrage
1943 – British invades Pantelleria (a tiny island south of Sicily)
1944 – 1st Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức immolates himself at a Saigon intersection, creating one of the Vietnam War’s most iconic images
1978 – Christa Tybus of London sets record of 24½ hrs of hula-hoop
1992 – Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame
2016 – 148th Belmont Stakes: Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Creator wins in 2:28:51
Today in History for 11th June 2021
Historical Events
1941 – 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam
1974 – Mel Stottlemyre sets an American League record by making his 272nd consecutive start without pitching a game in relief
1977 – 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet riding Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6
1981 – Cannibal Issei Sagawa kills Dutch student
1982 – Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1995 – Rondell White has six hits and hits for the cycle in 13-innings
Famous Birthdays
1911 – Russ Hodges, American sportscaster (NY Mets, SF Giants; Wednesday Night Fights), born in Dayton, Tennessee (d. 1971)
1924 – Ed Farhat, American professional wrestler, born in Detroit (d. 2003)
1949 – Tom Pryce, British racing driver, born in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales (d. 1977)
1965 – Gioia Bruno, Italian-American rocker (Exposé), born in Bari, Puglia, Italy
1965 – Manuel Uribe Garza, Mexican man who suffered from morbid obesity (peak weight of 600 kg), born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (d. 2014)
1976 – Tai Anderson, American musician (bass player for Third Day), born in Georgia
Famous Deaths
1808 – Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer, dies at 83
1927 – William Attewell, English cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), dies at 65
1969 – John L. Lewis, American labour leader, formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 89
1997 – Thalassa Cruso, English-American gardening expert (The Mike Douglas Show, The Tonight Show), dies of Alzheimer’s at 88
2006 – Bruce Shand, father of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (b. 1917)
2015 – Ron Moody [Ronald Moodnick], British composer, singer and actor (12 Chairs, Oliver!), dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 10th June 2021
1190 – Frederick Barbarossa, King of Germany (1152-90) and Holy Roman Emperor (1155-90), drowns at 67 or 68
1560 – Mary of Guise [Mary of Lorraine], pro-French Queen of Scots (1538-42) and Regent of Scotland (1554-60), dies of dropsy at 44
1868 – Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Serbia (1839-42,1860-68), murdered at 44
1942 – Stanley Lupino, English comic (Cheer Up, Over She Goes), dies at 48
1954 – Will Rossiter, composer, dies at 87
1969 – Frank Lawton, British actor (Devil Doll, Invisible Ray), dies at 64
1993 – Alice Reinhart, entertainer, dies at 83
1994 – Edward Kienholz, US sculptor (Back seat of a ’38 Dodge), dies at 66
2009 – Tenniel Evans, British actor and clergyman (10 Rillington Place, My Brother’s Keeper), dies at 83
2020 – Hans Cieslarczyk, German soccer striker (7 caps; West Germany; Borussia Dortmund, Karlsruher SC) and manager (FC Augsburg), dies at 83
Historical Events for 10th June 2021
1898 – US Marines land in Cuba during Spanish–American War
1915 – British/French troops conquer German colony of Cameroon
1924 – 1st political convention broadcast on radio-Republicans at Cleveland
1934 – FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats Czechoslovakia, 2-1
1940 – French government moves to Bordeaux
1981 – Pete Rose ties Stan Musial’s NL record of 3,630 hits
1989 – “Tales From The Crypt” TV Anthology debuts on HBO
1991 – David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” airs its final episode airs on ABC-TV
2001 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins his 3rd French title; beats Spaniard Àlex Corretja 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
2012 – 66th Tony Awards: Once and Clybourne Park win
Today in History for 10th June 2021
Historical Events
1863 – Battle of Brice’s Crossroads, Miss; Nathan Bedford Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds
1904 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal St George’s GC: Jack White wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and J.H. Taylor, both former champions
1940 – French government moves to Bordeaux
1968 – “Danny Thomas Hour” last airs on NBC-TV
1982 – Battle of Sultan Yakoub – 3 IDF members captured
2018 – Actor Vince Vaughn arrested for drunk driving and resisting arrest near Los Angeles
Famous Birthdays
1891 – Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (Tiptoe Thru the Tulips), born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1945)
1941 – Shirley Owens Alston, singer (Shirelles-Soldier Boy), born in Passaic, New Jersey
1951 – Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete (Olympic bronze 1972)
1968 – The D.O.C. [Tracy Curry], American rapper and producer (N.W.A.), born in Dallas, Texas
1968 – Kevin Donnalley, NFL guard/tackle (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1973 – David Friedman, American child actor (Little House on the Prairie), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1654 – Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect, dies at 58
1982 – Addie “Micki” Harris, American singer (Shirelles – “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”; “Soldier Boy”), dies of a heart attack at 42
2002 – Benjamin Ward, 1st African American NYC Police Commissioner, dies at 75
2004 – Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist (Deacon Blue), dies at 47
2007 – Charley Harper, American modernist artist, dies of pneumonia at 84
2007 – Augie Auer, Meteorologist and television presenter (b. 1940)
Famous Deaths for 9th June 2021
1583 – Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
1875 – Gérard Paul Deshayes, French geologist (b. 1795)
1968 – Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (b. 1884)
1973 – Erich von Manstein, German military commander (b. 1887)
1975 – David Frederick Barlow, English composer, dies at 48
1977 – Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies
1982 – Elmer Robinson, American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco), dies at 87
1993 – Alexis Smith, Canadian actress and singer (The Age of Innocence, Follies), dies of brain cancer at 72
1995 – Walter Landor, designer, dies at 81
2014 – Rik Mayall, English actor and comedian, dies from cardiac arrest at 56
Historical Events for 9th June 2021
1789 – Spanish capture British schooner Northwest America near Vancouver Island
1923 – 55th Belmont: Earl Sande riding Zev wins in 2:19
1946 – Bhumibol Adulyadej becomes King of Thailand after the death of his brother King Ananda Mahidol
1954 – Joseph Welch asks US Senator Joseph McCarthy “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” during Senate-Army hearings
1955 – Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, v South Africa at Trent Bridge
1972 – 14″ of rain in 6 hrs burst Rapid City SD dam, drowns 237
1978 – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood
1984 – 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2
2003 – Stanley Cup Final, Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ: New Jersey Devils beat Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 3-0 for 4-3 series win
2017 – Tennis player Venus Williams is involved in a car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida; police later clear her of fault
Today in History for 9th June 2021
Historical Events
721 – Odo of Aquitaine defeats a Umayyad Muslim army at the Battle of Toulouse
1900 – In China, Boxers destroy the race course in Peking, a few miles from the legations and the center and symbol of diplomatic social life and Western privilege
1985 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Sweden’s Mats Wilander wins 4th career Grand Slam title; beats Czech star Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2
1993 – “Tout capour ca!” (1993) premieres in France
2007 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Justine Henin wins her 3rd consecutive French singles crown; beats Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6-1, 6-2
2010 – 44th CMT Music Awards: Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban win
Famous Birthdays
1898 – Curzio Malaparte [Kurt E. Suckert], Italian author (Kaputt)
1924 – Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, born in Leith, Scotland (d. 2015)
1962 – Eddie Lundon, British rock guitarist, singer , and songwriter (China Crisis – “Wishful Thinking”), born in Kirby, Liverpool, England
1975 – Carolyne Lepage, Canadian 48 kg judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
1980 – Udonis Haslem, American basketball player
1982 – Christina Stürmer, Austrian singer, born in Linz, Austria
Famous Deaths
1825 – Pauline Bonaparte, Corsican duchess of Parma and Guastalla, sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, dies at 44
1911 – Carrie Nation, American temperance advocate, dies at 64
1950 – Edward Asahel Birge, American pioneer in limnology, dies at 98
1952 – Adolf Busch, German composer (b. 1891)
1989 – George Beadle, US Biologist and Nobel Laureate (biochemical genetics), dies at 85
1996 – Bert Schierbeek, Dutch writer and poet (Cross Roads), dies at 77
Famous Deaths for 8th June 2021
1611 – Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
1714 – Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, dies at 83
1889 – Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (Windhover), dies at 54
1924 – Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (climbing accident) (b. 1902)
1951 – Eugène Fiset, French Canadian military officer and politician (b. 1874)
1965 – Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
1975 – William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1982 – Satchel Paige, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (5-time Negro League, 2-time MLB All Star), dies of a heart attack at 75
1997 – George Turner, Australian author (b. 1916)
2008 – Peter Rohmkorf, German writer, dies at 78