Today in History for June 2005

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 10 of 10

1st - The Dutch referendum on the European Constitution results in its rejection.
1st - The longest oil/natural gas explosion in the Houston, Texas area occurs in Crosby, Texas. The drill was owned by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Company.
6th - The United States Supreme Court votes to ban medical marijuana in Gonzales v. Raich.
13th - A jury in Santa Maria, California acquits pop singer Michael Jackson of molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo at his Neverland Ranch.
14th - Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
19th - Michael Schumacher wins controversial Formula 1 United States Grand Prix where only 6 of 20 cars complete the race amongst ridicule
23rd - San Antonio Spurs beat Detroit Pistons 4-3 in NBA finals MVP: Tim Duncan (his third), San Antonio
27th - AMD files broad antitrust complaints against Intel Corporation in U.S. Federal District Court, alleging abuse of monopoly powers and antitrust violations.
28th - A final design for Manhattan's Freedom Tower is formally unveiled.
30th - Spain legalizes same-sex marriage.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 2 of 2

5th - Irene Urdangarin, granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain
26th - Princess Alexia of the Netherlands

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 16 of 15

1st - "The White Stripes" guitarist, pianist and lead vocalist Jack White (29) weds British model Karen Elson (26) in Manaus, Brazil
1st - "The Amazing Race 7" executive assistant Alex Ali and Lynn Warren in Ottawa, Canada
3rd - Earl of Mornington, Arthur Wellesley (27) weds great-granddaughter of Lord Beaverbrook and model/make-up artist Jemma Kidd (30) in a seaside ceremony on the beach near Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados
5th - "All My Children" cast members Alexa Havins (24) weds actor Justin Bruening (25) in a seaside ceremony held on Cinnamon Bay on the island of St. John
9th - "Good Morning, Miami" actor Mark Feuerstein (34) weds TV writer/producer Dana Klein at The Four Seasons-Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, California
9th - "Saved By The Bell" actress Tiffani Thiessen (31) weds actor Brady Smith in Montecito, California
11th - "Clueless" actress Alicia Silverstone (28) weds musician Christopher Jarecki in Lake Tahoe, California
16th - "American Idol" singer Bo Bice (29) weds Caroline Fisher at New Hope Presbyterian Church in Alabama
18th - "Queens Park Rangers" football striker Djibril Cisse (23) weds Jude Littler at Bodelwyddan Castle in Denbighshire, North Wales
22nd - "21 Jump Street" actress Holly Robinson Peete (40) weds former pro quarterback Rodney Peete (39) in an outdoor ceremony held at the Wynn Las Vegas resort
24th - "Real Madrid" football striker Michael Owen (25) weds Louise Bonsall at Carden Park Hotel in Chester, England
25th - British pop sensation Sophie Ellis Bextor (26) weds "The Feeling" bassist Richard Jones at Palazzo Terranova in Umbria
27th - "The Young and The Restless" actress Melody Thomas Scott (49) weds supervising producer of the CBS daytime drama Edward J. Scott (60) for the second time in Las Vegas, Nevada
29th - American actress Jennifer Garner (33) weds actor and film director Ben Affleck (32) at the Parrot Cay resort on Turks and Caicos Islands
29th - American actress Jennifer Garner (33) weds actor and film director Ben Affleck (32) at the Parrot Cay resort on Turks and Caicos Islands
29th - "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O'Dell (39) weds business executive Keith Zubchevich (36) at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 40 of 40

1st - George Mikan, American basketball player (b. 1924)
2nd - Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official (b. 1930)
2nd - Chloe Jones, Model and pornographic actress (b. 1975)
2nd - Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and teacher (b. 1950)
2nd - Melita Norwood, British spy (b. 1912)
3rd - Harold Cardinal, Cree political leader, writer, and lawyer (b. 1945)
5th - Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican politician (b. 1949)
5th - Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. 1918)
6th - Anne Bancroft, American actress, dies from uterine cancer at 73
6th - Dana Elcar, American actor (b. 1927)
10th - Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer (b. 1915)
11th - Vasco Gonçalves, Portuguese general (b. 1922)
12th - Scott Young, Canadian sportswriter, novelist, and journalist (b. 1918)
13th - Jonathan Adams, English actor (b. 1931)
13th - Álvaro Cunhal, Portuguese politician and writer (b. 1913)
13th - 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)
Actress Anne Bancroft (6th) 15th - Suzanne Flon, French actress (b. 1918)
16th - Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (b. 1906)
17th - Sam Loeb, comic book writer (b. 1988)
17th - Karl Mueller, American bassist (Soul Asylum) (b. 1962)
18th - Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (b. 1914)
18th - Manuel Sadosky, Argentine mathematician (b. 1914)
20th - Jack Kilby, American electrical engineer and Nobel laureate, dies at 81
20th - Larry Collins, American writer (b. 1929)
21st - Jaime Cardinal Sin, Filipino Catholic Archbishop of Manila (b. 1928)
23rd - Shana Alexander, American columnist (b. 1926)
23rd - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (b. 1925)
24th - Paul Winchell, American voice actor and ventriloquist (b. 1922)
24th - Hakham Yedidia Shofet, Former chief rabbi of Iran (b. 1908)
25th - John Fiedler, American Actor (b. 1925)
26th - Richard Whiteley, British television game show host (b. 1943)
Engineer Jack Kilby (20th) 27th - Shelby Foote, American author and historian (b. 1917)
27th - Frank Harte, Traditional Irish Singer and song collector
27th - John T. Walton, American businessman (b. 1946)
27th - Ray Holmes, Battle of Britain veteran (b. 1914)
27th - Domino Harvey, English-born bounty hunter (b. 1969)
28th - Brenda Howard, American LGBT activist (b. 1946)