Births on June 23

Kevin Dyson

Born on June 23, 1975

Kevin Dyson, American football player and coach

Dr. Kevin Tyree Dyson (born June 23, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Oilers 16th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Utah.Dyson is best known for his part in two historic NFL plays – the Music City Miracle and The Tackle. Kevin Dyson and his brother Andre Dyson were the first brothers in NFL history to score touchdowns in the same game.After his football career ended, Dyson earned two master's degrees and a doctorate, and became the principal of a middle school, then a high school.

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26 Jun

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
15 Aug

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is killed along with most members of his family during a military coup.
15 Aug

Yasukuni Shrine
Takeo Miki makes the first official pilgrimage to Yasukuni Shrine by an incumbent prime minister on the anniversary of the end of World War II.
27 Aug

Dili
The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
1 Oct

Ellice Islands
The Seychelles gain internal self-government. The Ellice Islands split from Gilbert Islands and take the name Tuvalu.

Births on June 23

Kevin Dyson

Born on June 23, 1975

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Events on 1975

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Yasukuni Shrine

Dili

Ellice Islands