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Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of June 11:

 1572 Ben Jonson England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)
1723 J G Palitzsch 1st saw Halley's comet on return, Prolitz
1776 John Constable England, landscape painter (Hay Wain)
1823 James L Kemper Maj Gen, hero at Battle of Williamsberg
1847 Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett leader of English women's movement
1864 Richard Strauss Mnchen Germany, composer (Till Eulenspiegel)
1867 Charles Fabry found ozone layer in upper atmosphere
1876 A.L. Kroeber Hoboken NJ, anthropologist/textbook author
1880 Jeannette Rankin 1st woman elected to US Congress (from Montana)
1883 Frank O. King Cashton, Wisc., "Gasoline Alley" cartoonist
1886 David Steinman NYC, bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough)
1895 Nikolai A Bulganin Gorki Russia, premier of USSR (1955-8)
1899 Yasonari Kawabata Japan, novelist (Thousand Cranes)
19-- Denise de Kalafe Brazil, singer
1900 Lawrence E Spivak Bkln NY, news panelist (Meet the Press)
1903 Ernie Nevers NFL fullback (Duluth Eskimos, Chicago Cardinals)
1907 Paul Mellon philanthropist/horse breeder (1964 Gold Baton)
1910 Jacques-Yves Cousteau France, oceanic explorer aboard Calypso
1911 Russ Hodges Dayton Tn, sportscaster (Wednesday Night Fights)
1913 Ris Stevens NYC, mezzo-soprano (Metropolitan Opera)
1913 Vince Lombardi NFL coach (Green Bay Packers)
1914 Gerald Mohr NYC, actor (Christopher-Foreign Intrigue)
1914 Henry G Cisheros (Mayor-San Antonio)
1918 Nelson Mandela civil right activist in South Africa
1919 Richard Todd Ireland, actor (Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident)
1920 Hazel Scott Trinidad, singer/pianist (Hazel Scott)
1920 Robert Hutton Kingston NY, actor (Torture Garden, Rocket)
1922 John Bromfield South Bend In, actor (Easy to Love)
1925 William Styron Va, novelist (Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice)
1926 Carlisle Floyd Latta SC, composer (Slow Dusk)
1931 Lucianna Paluzzi Rome Italy, actress (Five Fingers, Thunderball)
1931 Tab Hunter NYC, actor (Tab Hunter Show)
1932 Athol Fugard South Africa, anti-apartheid writer (Blood Knot)
1933 Jud Strunk Jamestown NY, singer/comedian (Laugh-In)
1935 Gene Wilder Milwaukee, actor (Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak)
1936 Chad Everett South Bend In, actor (Medical Center, Airplane II)
1937 Johnny Brown St Petersburg Fla, comedian (Good Times, Leslie Uggams)
1939 Jackie Stewart Scotland, driver/sports announcer (27 Grand Prix)
1940 Joey Dee Passaic NJ, actor (Hey Let's Twist, 2 Tickets to Paris)
1944 James "Ox" D A Van Hoften Fresno Calif, astronaut (STS 41C, STS 51I)
1945 Adrienne Barbeau wife of John Carpenter/actress (Maude, Swamp Thing)
1947 Henry G Cisneros (Mayor-D-San Antonio)
1949 Frank Beard rocker (ZZ Top-She Got Lets, Fandango)
1950 Debbie "Pokey" Watson US, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968)
1950 Michael Swan Palo Alto Calif, actor (Duncan-As The World Turns)
1952 Russell Hitchcock rocker (Air Supply-All out of Love)
1953 Peter Bergman actor (All My Children, Starland Vocal Band)
1954 Gary Fencik NFL defensive back (Chicago Bears)
1956 Joe Montana NFL quarterback (SF 49ers)
1967 Clare Carey actress (Kelly Fox Rosebrock-Coach)
1973 Robby Kiger Encino Calif, actor (Crazy Like a Fox)

Deaths which occurred on June 11:

1963 Quang Duc Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon
1966 Wallace Ford actor (The Deputy), dies at 68
1969 John L Lewis formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at 89
1970 Frank Laubach Benton Pa, taught reading through phonetics, dies
1970 Frank Silvera actor (High Chaparral), dies at 55
1979 John Wayne actor, dies of cancer
1985 Karen Ann Quinlan dies in Morris Plains, NJ at 31
1988 Giuseppe Saragat president of Italy (1964-71), dies at 89
1988 Nathan Cook actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at 38

Reported: MISSING in ACTION

( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
 1967    BEECHER          QUENTIN R.        TERRE HAUTE           IN       
 1967    BOHLSCHEID       CURTIS R.         POCATELLO             ID     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    CLINTON          DEAN E.           DIX                   IL       
 1967    CHOMEL           CHARLES D.        COLUMBUS              IN     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    CHRISTIE         DENNIS R.         IMPERIAL BEACH        CA     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    FOLEY            JOHN J. III       PLAINFIELD            NJ     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    GONZALES         JOSE J.           EL PASO               TX     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    HANRATTY         THOMAS M.         BEULAH                CO     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    HAVRANEK         MICHAEL W.        MISSOULA              MT     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    KLEMM            DONALD MARTIN     YOUNGSTOWN            OH       
 1967    KOOI             JAMES W.          FRUITPORT             MI     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    MOSHIER          JIM E.            BAKERSFIELD           CA     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    NELSON           JAMES R.          LUDINGTON             MI       
 1967    OLDHAM           JOHN S.           TINNIE                NM     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1967    PEARSON          ROBERT HARVEY     EVERETT               WA     POSS DECAPITATED IN INCIDENT     REMAINS RETURNED ID'D 10/88
 1967    RIGGS            THOMAS F.         FARMINGTON            MI       
 1967    STOCKMAN         HERVEY            ANDOVER               NJ     03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV     ALIVE AND WELL 98
 1967    UHLMANSIEK       RALPH E.          CINCINNATI            OH       
 1967    WEBB             RONALD J.         TRENTON               NJ     "03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV            (GARY, IN)"      ALIVE AND WELL 98
 1967    WIDENER          JAMES E.          CHURCHVILLE           NY     AC CRASH EXPLODE NO SURV OBS  
 1968    FORD             RANDOLPH W.       GAINESVILLE           FL     "DEAD, HARTLEY DEBRIEF REM RET 08/14/85"  
 1972    BIBBS            WAYNE             BLUE ISLAND           IL     "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPER"  
 1972    HACKETT          JAMES E.          BRADENTON             FL     "EXPLODE NO PARA, BEEPERS"   FAMILY ACCEPTS ID OCTOBER 1999
 1972    HOLM             ARNOLD E. JR.     WATERFORD             CT     "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPER"  
 1972    MC QUADE         JAMES R.          HOQUAIM               WA     "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPERS"  " FAMILY ACCEPTS ID OCT 16, 1999"
 1972    WILSON           ROGER E.          NORFOLK               VA     PROB DEAD REMAINS RETURNED 10/88  
 1972    YEAKLEY          ROBIN R.          SOUTH BEND            IN     "EXPLODE, NO PARA, BEEPER"

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On this day...

1184 -BC- Greeks finally captured Troy
1488 Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland
1517 Sir Thomas Pert reached Hudson Bay
1770 Capt Cook runs aground on Australian Great Barrier Reef
1788 1st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC
1859 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada
1864 300' (90 m) of Meigg's Wharf washed away in storm
1891 A Charlois discovers asteroid #311 Claudia
1895 1st auto race
1896 US Assay Office in Deadwood, South Dakota authorized
1901 Cook Islands annexed & proclaimed part of New Zealand
1904 Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0
1905 Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world (NY-Chicago in 18 hrs)
1911 Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15
1919 Sir Barton becomes 1st horse to win the Triple Crown
1920 Republicans nominate Warren G Harding for president
1927 Babe Ruth hits 19th & 20th of 60 HRs
1929 G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1147 Stavropolis
1932 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1222 Tina
1936 Presbyterian Church of America founded at Philadelphia
1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released
1938 Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0
1939 King & Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party
1942 US & USSR sign Lend-Lease agreement during WW II
1944 1st Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC
1947 WW II sugar rationing finally ends
1951 Mozambique becomes an oversea province of Portugal
1955 1st jet magnesium airplane flown
1955 Eddie Arcaro ties record of 6 Belmont Stakes wins
1957 12 die in a train crash in Vroman Colo
1959 Postmaster General bans D.H. Lawrence's book, Lady Chatterley's Lover
1960 House packed with wedding celebrants collapses killing 30 (Pakistan)
1961 Norm Cash becomes 1st Det Tiger to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium
1961 Roger Maris hits 19th & 20th of 61 HRs
1963 Gov Wallace tries to prevent blacks registering at U of Alabama
1963 JFK says segregation is morally wrong & that it is "time to act"
1966 French & German media mistakenly report death of Roger Daltry
1967 Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes
1969 David Bowie releases "Space Oddity"
1970 US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya
1972 KPAT-AM in Berkeley CA returns from KRE
1974 Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Wash
1977 Dutch marines rescued hostages from a Moluccan held train in Holland
1977 ELO releases "Telephone Line"
1977 Main Street Electrical Parade premiers [Disneyland? WDW?]
1977 Seattle Slew wins Belmont Stakes & Triple Crown
1980 E Bowell discovers asteroid #2531 Cambridge
1980 K-Ingleside streetcar converts to METRO service (SF)
           #2614 Torrence
           C Shoemaker discovers asteroids #2459 Spellmann, #2511 Patterson &
1981 Mariners beat Orioles 8-2 at Kingdome, then players go on strike
1982 Israel & Syria stop fighting in Lebanon
1982 Larry Holmes defeats Gerry Cooney, retains WBC heavyweight crown
1982 Movie "ET The Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film)
           Zhu Jianhua of China set a new world record in high jump at 7-9 14
1985 Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 HRS in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7)
1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR
1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British PM in 160 years to win 3rd cons term
1988 Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman's record (24"8")
1988 Yanks' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI)
1989 Youngest male French Open champ & 1st US champ since 1955, Michael
           Chang, 17, beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden
1990 UN appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador
           Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in the 9th he
           retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)
1991 Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers 4 games to 1 for the NBA title
1991 Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0




Holidays

Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Hawaii : King Kamehameha I Day (1737-1819)
Nepl : King's Birthday
US : National Impressionists Day
Massachusett : Children's Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Paraguay : Chaco Peace Day (1935) - - - - - ( Sunday )
Shelby, Mich : National Asparagus Festival - - - - - ( Thursday )
Great Britain : Queen's official birthday (National Day) - - - - - ( Saturday )

Religious Observances

RC, Ang, Luth, Cong : Memorial of St Barnabas, apostle
Jewish : Shavuot (celebration of 10 commandments) (Sivan 6, 5757 AM)

Religious History

1739 English founder of Methodism John Wesley stated in his journal: 'I look upon all the world as my parish.'
1799 Richard Allen (1760-1831), first African- American bishop in the U.S., was ordained a deacon of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
1850 Birth of David C. Cook, pioneer developer of Sunday School curriculum. In 1875, Cook founded the David C. Cook Publishing Co., headquartered today in Elgin, Illinois.
1918 Brazil's first Pentecostal Church was established by missionaries Daniel Berg and Adolf Gunnar Vingren. The new congregation was registered as an 'Assembly of God' church.
1936 The Presbyterian Church of America (PCA) was organized in Philadelphia. In 1938 the denomination changed its name to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

Thought for the day :

" Just because he's on the road, it doesn't mean his mind is. "
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