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06 Jun 1924
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birth
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Serge Nigg: Composer
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06 Jun 1924
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28th US Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills Country Club - Michigan
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06 Jun 1924
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birth
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John Ambler, English businessman (d. 2008) |
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06 Jun 1924
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death
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William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (b. 1847) |
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06 Jun 1924
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history
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WW2
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Light carrier Hosho entered Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan for post-commissioning modification work.
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| 75 years anniversary |
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06 Jun 1949
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birth
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Edgar Warren Williams: Composer
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06 Jun 1949
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event
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"It Pays To Be Ignorant, " game Show, debut on CBS-TV
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06 Jun 1949
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event
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WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast
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06 Jun 1949
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birth
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Ioannis Matzourakis, Greek footballer and manager |
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06 Jun 1949
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birth
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Lindsay Posner, English director and manager |
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06 Jun 1949
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history
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WW2
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He Yingqin stepped down from his position as the head of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China and as the chairman of the US aid committee.
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| 50 years anniversary |
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06 Jun 1974
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birth
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Brooke Wilkins: Australian softball pitcher (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist)
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06 Jun 1974
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birth
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Patrick Hape: Tight end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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06 Jun 1974
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death
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Blanche Yurka: Actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Cry of Werewolf), dies at 86
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06 Jun 1974
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event
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47th National Spelling Bee: Julie Ann Junkin wins spelling hydrophyte
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06 Jun 1974
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birth
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Uncle Kracker, American singer-songwriter |
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06 Jun 1974
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birth
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Danny Strong, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
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06 Jun 1974
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birth
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Sonya Walger, English-American actress |
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06 Jun 1974
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event
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A new Instrument of Government is promulgated making Sweden a parliamentary monarchy. |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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06 Jun 1999
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music
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Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)'. Actor Lee Perry read the narrative. The backing is the choral version of 'Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)', a 1991 song by Rozalla, used in the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.
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06 Jun 1999
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music
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Plans were announced for Elvis Presley to tour the UK almost 23 years after his death with a virtual version of the 'King' performing with a live orchestra and members of his band.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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06 Jun 2004
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event
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Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament. |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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06 Jun 2009
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death
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Jean Dausset, French immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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06 Jun 2014
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death
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Darío Barrio, Spanish chef (b. 1972) |
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06 Jun 2014
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death
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Ado Bayero, Nigerian politician and diplomat (b. 1930) |
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06 Jun 2014
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death
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Eric Hill, English-American author and illustrator (b. 1927) |
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06 Jun 2014
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death
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Lorna Wing, English psychiatrist and physician (b. 1928) |
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