Deaths on June 3

John Maxwell (golfer)

Died on June 3, 1906

John Maxwell, American golfer (b. 1871)

John Riley Maxwell (July 16, 1871 – June 3, 1906) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

In 1904, Maxwell was part of the American team which won the silver medal. He finished 21st in this competition.

Maxwell won the inaugural Iowa Amateur in 1900 and the Trans-Mississippi Amateur in 1903.

Maxwell was inducted into the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

Maxwell died in Keokuk, Iowa.

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8 Apr

Alzheimer's disease
Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.
7 Jun

RMS Lusitania
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
18 Sep

Tsunami
A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong.
20 Sep

RMS Mauretania (1906)
Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
9 Nov

Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.

Deaths on June 3

John Maxwell (golfer)

Died on June 3, 1906

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Alzheimer's disease

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