1142 – Godfried II, duke of Brabant/Neth-Lotharingen, dies
1636 – George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly, Scottish politician (b. 1562)
1865 – Cleaveland J Campbell, Union brigadier general, dies at about 29
1898 – Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, dies at 57
1904 – Nikiphoros Lytras, Greek painter (b. 1832)
1954 – Nikolai Obukhov, Russian composer, dies at 62
1989 – Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie), dies at 81
2003 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Former caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1916)
2004 – Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN’s Page 2), dies from a heart attack at 52
2009 – Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1962)
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Historical Events for 13th June 2020
1792 – King Louis XVI dissmisses French government
1942 – Germany lands 4 saboteurs on Long Island
1945 – Heerjansdam soccer team forms
1951 – UN arm forces reach Pyongyang Korea
1956 – “Shangri-La” opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 21 performances
1969 – Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins The Rolling Stones
1970 – Beatles’ “Let It Be” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks
1990 – Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term
2011 – Christchurch, New Zealand is hit by another strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.3
2017 – Warriors win 2nd NBA title in 3 years over the Cavaliers (129-120)
Today in History for 13th June 2020
Historical Events
1881 – The USS Jeannette, under the command of George Washington De Long, sinks in the Arctic circle following 21 months of drifting after becoming trapped in the ice
1890 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Ellen Roosevelt beats defending champion Bertha Townsend 6-2, 6-2
1953 – Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2)
1987 – Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina
1990 – Washington, D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term
2001 – 35th TNN and CMT Country Weekly Music Awards: George Strait, Faith Hill and Alan Jackson wins
Famous Birthdays
1854 – Charles Algernon Parsons, British inventor (steam turbine), born in London (d. 1931)
1875 – Max d’Ollone, French composer and writer (Le Ménestrel), born in Besançon, France (d. 1959)
1954 – Jorge Santana, Mexican rock guitarist (Malo), born in Autlán de Navarro
1964 – Kathy Burke, English actress and playwright (Absolutely Fabulous, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), born in London, England
1970 – Shaun Young, Australian cricketer (Tasmanian all-rounder, Young Aust 1995), born in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
1972 – Natalie MacMaster, Canadian musician, born in Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada
Famous Deaths
1550 – Veronica Gambara, Italian poet, dies at 64
1898 – Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, dies at 57
1958 – Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (Built in Jerusalem’s Wall: A Book in praise of Jerusalem), dies at 70
1972 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German princess by her marriage to the diplomat Prince Friedrich Franz von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and spy, dies at 80
1973 – Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60
2004 – Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN’s Page 2), dies from a heart attack at 52
Famous Deaths for 12th June 2020
1853 – Johannes Cornelis de Jonge, Dutch historian and archivist, dies at 60
1912 – Frederic Passy, French economist/pacifist (Nobel 1901), dies
1946 – Count Hisaichi Terauchi, Japanese fieldmarshal, dies
1986 – Antoon Breyne, Belgian journalist, dies at 76
1990 – Glen Gorbous, Canadian MLB outfielder (record for longest throw of a regulation baseball [445′ 10″]), dies at 59
1992 – Edward Fleming, Danish director (Lille Spejl), dies
1994 – Ron Goldman, waiter, murdered with wife of O.J. Simpson at 27
1996 – MacKenzie John, pipe major, dies at 83
2002 – Bill Blass, American fashion designer, dies at 79
2012 – Henry Hill Jr., American mobster and FBI informant, dies from a heart condition at 69
Historical Events for 12th June 2020
28 – Roman General Gaius Carrinas’ triumphant procession through Rome, awarded for fighting in Gaul
1665 – England installs a municipal government in New York City
1849 – Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville, Kentucky)
1897 – Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, India, Shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (low mortality rate given size of earthquake, 1,500 casualties).
1901 – In Cuba, the constitutional convention – knowing that the USA will not withdraw its troops until does so – adopts the Platt Amendment as part of its constitution
1947 – British Amateur Women’s Golf, Gullane GC: Babe Didrikson becomes first American to win event; beats England’s Jacqueline Gordon 5 and 4
1968 – U.S. premiere of horror film “Rosemary’s Baby”, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ira Levin
1978 – US House of Representatives allows live radio coverage
1988 – The Republic of Ireland beats England 1-0 at Euro88 thanks to a headed goal by Ray Houghton. This is Ireland’s first competitive match at a major football tournament.
2013 – Russia passes a law banning gay propaganda
Today in History for 12th June 2020
Historical Events
1939 – US Open Men’s Golf, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Byron Nelson wins by 3 strokes from Craig Wood and 7 ahead of Denny Shute in a 36-hole playoff to claim the second of his 5 major titles
1948 – 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro wins aboard Citation to claim his second Triple Crown
1965 – Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies
1976 – “Yes, Yes, Yes” by Bill Cosby hits #46
1990 – Oakland A’s Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases
2017 – NBA Finals: Golden State Warriors beat defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-120 for a 4-1 series victory; MVP Kevin Durant scores 39 points
Famous Birthdays
1833 – George Stevens, English jockey (record 5 Grand National wins), born in Cheltenham, England (d. 1871)
1963 – Johnny Weiss, American professional wrestler (Johnny Hotbody), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1971 – David Defiagbon, Nigerian-Canadian boxer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria (d. 2018)
1971 – Ryan Klesko, American MLB outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
1979 – Wil Horneff, American actor (Ghost in the Machine, Sandlot), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1982 – Loïc Duval, French racing driver (Audi Sport), born in Chartres, France
Famous Deaths
1675 – Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75), dies at 40
1850 – Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, Swiss-Dutch army leader, dies at 77
1937 – Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1893)
1972 – Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63
2000 – P. L. Deshpande, Indian Marathi writer, dies at 80
2008 – Pam Henning [Cornelia Catharina Pamela Ingenegeren], Indonesian-Dutch cabaret dancer and actress, dies at 90
Famous Deaths for 11th June 2020
1858 – Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, Austrian statesman (b. 1773)
1956 – Ralph Morgan [Wupperman], American actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), dies at 73
1965 – Vernon Johns, American civil rights activist, dies at 73
1969 – John L. Lewis, American labour leader, formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 89
1970 – William ‘Billy Batts’ Devino, American crime figure (b. 1921)
1985 – Sapfo Notara, Greek actress (b. 1907)
1998 – Catherine Cookson, English novelist (Bannaman Legacy), dies at 91
2006 – Neroli Fairhall, New Zealand archer (b. 1944)
2010 – Zenani Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter (b. 1997)
2013 – Miller Barber, American golfer (11 PGA, 3 US Senior Open titles), dies from lymphoma at 82
Historical Events for 11th June 2020
631 – Emperor Taizong of Tang of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk for the release of Chinese prisoners captured during transition from Sui to Tang from northern frontier; succeeds in freeing 80,000
1825 – The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City
1898 – Emperor De Zong proclaims reforms in Peking
1900 – David Beatty and 150 men from HMS Barfleur land as part of a force of 2,400 defending Tientsin from 15,000 Chinese troops plus Boxers
1907 – George Dennett, aided by Gilbert Jessop, dismisses Northamptonshire for 12 runs, the lowest total in first-class cricket
1911 – The Greek national assembly adopts a more liberal constitution
1937 – Marx Brothers’ “A Day At The Races”, directed by Sam Wood, is released in the US
1940 – British Premier Winston Churchill flies to Orleans
1967 – Mexico becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty
1986 – “Blacke’s Magic” last airs on NBC-TV
Today in History for 11th June 2020
Historical Events
1231 – Harderwijk (Netherlands) becomes a city
1909 – British Open Men’s Golf, Royal Cinque Ports GC: Englishman J.H. Taylor wins Championship for a 4th time, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Tom Ball and James Braid
1963 – US President JFK says segregation is morally wrong and that it is “time to act”
1966 – French and German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry
1975 – One-day international cricket debut of Javed Miandad aged 17 yrs 364 days
1981 – Cannibal Issei Sagawa kills Dutch student
Famous Birthdays
1823 – James Lawson Kemper, Major General (Confederate Army), born in Madison County, Virginia (d. 1895)
1943 – Buster Mathis, American heavyweight boxer, born in Sledge, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1948 – Stephen Schnetzer, American actor (Cass Winthrop-Another World), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1967 – Clare Carey, American actress (Coach), born in Rhodesia
1970 – Brock Marion, American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
1980 – Jeong Jang, South Korean golfer (Women’s British Open 2005), born in Daejeon, South Korea
Famous Deaths
1712 – Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme, Marshal of France (b. 1654)
1956 – Ralph Morgan [Wupperman], American actor (Creeper, Imposter, Jack London), dies at 73
1956 – Corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Poesie grigio-verdi), dies at 61
1981 – Eppo Doeve, Dutch cartoonist and painter, dies at 73
1995 – Lovelace Watkins, American singer known as “The Black Sinatra” (The Big, Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins), dies at 58
1996 – Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer, dies at 49
Famous Deaths for 10th June 2020
1190 – Frederick Barbarossa, King of Germany (1152-90) and Holy Roman Emperor (1155-90), drowns at 67 or 68
1607 – John Popham, English politician
1654 – Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor and architect, dies at 58
1776 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier, dies at 53
1893 – Elek Erkel, Hungarian composer, son of Ferenc Erkel, dies at 49
1902 – Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. 1845)
1947 – Alexander Bethune, Canadian politician (b. 1852)
1967 – Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76
1996 – Hugh Burnton Mitchell, US senator, dies at 89
2011 – Brian Lenihan, Jnr, Irish politician and minister dies of cancer at 52