What Happened In June 1919 In History

Historical Events for June, 1919

• 2nd » Anarchism e.g Anarchists simultaneously 1919 United States anarchist bombings called set off bombs in eight separate U.S. cities.
• 6th » The Republic of Prekmurje ends.
• 7th » Sette giugno: Four people are killed in a riot in Malta.
• 11th » Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing or Triple Crown.
• 15th » John Alcock (aviator) known as John Alcock and Arthur Brown (aviator) called Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland.
• 21st » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police fire a volley into a crowd of unemployed war veterans, killing two, during the Winnipeg General Strike.
• 21st » Admiral Ludwig von Reuter Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow known as scuttles the German fleet in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The nine sailors killed are the last casualties of World War I.
• 23rd » Estonian War of Independence: the decisive defeat of the 'Baltische Landeswehr' in the Battle of Cesis (1919) named Battle of Cesis. This day is celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia.
• 28th » The Treaty of Versailles is signed in Paris, bringing fighting to an end in between Germany and the Allies of World War I.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1919

• 2nd » Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (d. 2005)
• 5th » Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (d. 1994)
• 6th » Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, English captain and politician, 6th Secretary General of NATO
• 6th » Austin M. Lee, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
• 8th » John R. Deane, Jr., American general (d. 2013)
• 10th » Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Palestinian physician and politician (d. 2007)
• 11th » Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (d. 2010)
• 11th » Richard Todd, Irish-English actor and soldier (d. 2009)
• 12th » Uta Hagen, German-American actress (d. 2004)
• 14th » Gene Barry, American actor (d. 2009)
• 14th » Sam Wanamaker, American actor and director (d. 1993)
• 17th » John Moffat (Royal Navy officer) or John Moffat, Scottish lieutenant and pilot
• 17th » Beryl Reid, English actress (d. 1996)
• 18th » Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (d. 1995)
• 19th » Pauline Kael, American author and critic (d. 2001)
• 19th » Dave Lambert (American jazz vocalist) known as Dave Lambert, American singer-songwriter (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross) (d. 1966)
• 21st » Antonia Mesina, Italian martyr and saint (d. 1935)
• 21st » Gérard Pelletier, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1997)
• 21st » Vladimir Simagin, Russian chess player (d. 1968)
• 21st » Paolo Soleri, Italian-American architect, designed the Cosanti (d. 2013)
• 22nd » Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1980)
• 23rd » Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian politician, List of heads of state of Algeria named President of Algeria (d. 1992)
• 24th » Al Molinaro, American actor
• 26th » Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and academic (d. 2003)
• 29th » Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mexican cardinal (d. 2008)
• 29th » Slim Pickens, American actor (d. 1983)
• 29th » Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 2006)
• 30th » Ed Yost, American inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 2007)

Famous Deaths for June 1919

• 27th » Peter Sturholdt, American boxer (b. 1885)
• 29th » José Gregorio Hernández Venezuelan physician (b. 1864)
• 30th » John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics called Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1842)

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