What Happened In June 2005 In History

Historical Events for June, 2005

• 6th » In 'Gonzales v. Raich', the United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning Cannabis (drug) known as cannabis, including medical marijuana.
• 13th » A jury in Santa Maria, California People v. Jackson called acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.
• 21st » Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been acquitted for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).

Famous Birthdays on June in 2005

• 5th » Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish daughter of Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
• 12th » Ryzza Mae Dizon, Filipino actress
• 26th » Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Famous Deaths for June 2005

• 1st » Hilda Crosby Standish, American physician (b. 1902)
• 1st » George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
• 2nd » Lucien Cliche, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
• 2nd » Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (b. 1930)
• 2nd » Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (b. 1950)
• 2nd » Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (b. 1912)
• 3rd » Harold Cardinal, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
• 4th » Chloe Jones, American porn actress (b. 1975)
• 5th » Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican politician (b. 1949)
• 5th » Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. 1918)
• 6th » Anne Bancroft, American actress and singer (b. 1931)
• 6th » Dana Elcar, American actor and director (b. 1927)
• 10th » Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer, designed the Pitts Special (b. 1915)
• 11th » Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general and politician, 103rd Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1922)
• 12th » Scott Young (writer) e.g Scott Young, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1918)
• 13th » Jonathan Adams (British actor) known as Jonathan Adams, English actor (b. 1931)
• 13th » Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese politician (b. 1913)
• 13th » David Diamond (composer) known as David Diamond, American composer (b. 1915)
• 13th » Lane Smith, American actor (b. 1936)
• 14th » Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor (b. 1914)
• 14th » Mimi Parent, Canadian painter (b. 1924)
• 15th » Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. 1918)
• 16th » Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican author and critic (b. 1906)
• 17th » Karl Mueller (rock musician) or Karl Mueller, American bass player (Soul Asylum) (b. 1962)
• 18th » Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (b. 1914)
• 18th » Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (b. 1914)
• 20th » Larry Collins (writer) or Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1929)
• 20th » Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
• 21st » Jaime Sin, Filipino archbishop (b. 1928)
• 23rd » Shana Alexander, American journalist (b. 1926)
• 23rd » Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet and critic (b. 1925)
• 24th » Yedidia Shofet, Iranian-American rabbi (b. 1908)
• 24th » Paul Winchell, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
• 25th » John Fiedler, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
• 25th » Kâzım Koyuncu, Turkish singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1971)
• 26th » Tõnno Lepmets, Estonian basketball player (b. 1938)
• 26th » Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (b. 1943)
• 27th » Shelby Foote, American historian and author (b. 1917)
• 27th » Frank Harte, Irish singer (b. 1933)
• 27th » Domino Harvey, English-American bounty hunter (b. 1969)
• 27th » Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
• 28th » Matthew Axelson (b.1976), United States Navy SEAL who was killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) known as War in Afghanistan
• 28th » Danny Dietz (b.1980), United States Navy SEAL who was killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) called War in Afghanistan
• 28th » Brenda Howard, American activist (b. 1946)
• 28th » Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1976)
• 30th » Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)

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