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June 7 is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 207 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade.
• 1494 - Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Treaty of Tordesillas ( Portuguese: Tratado de Tordesilhas, Spanish: Tratado de Tordesillas) signed at Tordesillas (now in The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia.
• 1654 - Louis XIV is crowned King of France. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1692 - Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured. Port Royal, Jamaica was the centre of Shipping Commerce in the Islands of the Greater Antilles which make up the northeastern Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer
• 1776 - Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Henry Lee (January 20 1732 June 19 1794 was an American statesman from Virginia best known for proposing the motion in the Second Continental The Lee Resolution, also known as the resolution of independence, was an act of the Second Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies to The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the The motion is seconded by John Adams and leads to the United States Declaration of Independence. John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then
• 1800 - David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. David Thompson ( April 30, 1770 &ndash February 10, 1857) was an English-Canadian fur trader surveyor and map-maker known The Saskatchewan River ( Cree: kisiskāciwani-sīpiy, "swift flowing river" is a major river in Canada, approximately 550 km (340 mi long Manitoba (English ˌmænɨˈtoʊbə French /manitoba/ is a province of Canada, spanning 647797 square kilometres (250116  sq mi of North America
• 1832 - Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The second cholera pandemic also known as the Asiatic Cholera Pandemic was a Cholera pandemic from 1829-1851 reached Europe London and Paris Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Irish Canadians are immigrants and descendants of immigrants who origninated in Ireland. The Province of Lower Canada (French Province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the
• 1862 - The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history
• 1863 - During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The French intervention in Mexico, also known as the Maximilian Affair and The Franco-Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico by the army of the Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1866 - 1,800 Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after they loot and plunder around Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg, Quebec. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fianna Éireann The Fenians, both the Fenian Brotherhood and Irish Republican Brotherhood, were fraternal organisations dedicated to the establishment of an independent
• 1880 - War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), that ended the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia The Battle of Arica, also known as Assault and capture of Arica Cape, is a belic action of the War of the Pacific. Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles south of the border with Peru.
• 1892 - Benjamin Harrison becomes the first President of the United States to attend a baseball game. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
• 1893 - Gandhi's first act of civil disobedience. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey certain Laws demands and commands of a Government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical
• 1905 - Norway dissolves its union with Sweden. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Union between Sweden and Norway (Unionen mellan Sverige och Norge Unionen mellom Norge og Sverige or the Swedish-Norwegian Kingdom was the union of the kingdoms of
• 1906 - Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched at the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cunard Line is a British shipping company operator of the Ocean liners RMS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' ( QE2) RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' ( Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was a pre-eminent Shipbuilder, responsible for building many notable Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1909 - Mary Pickford made her screen debut at the age of 16. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture
• 1917 - World War I: Battle of Messines - Allied ammonal mines underneath German trenches in Mesen Ridge are detonated, killing 10,000 German troops. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Battle of Messines was a battle of the western front of World War I. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. "Passchendaele" redirects here For the 2008 film by that name see Passchendaele (film The 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as
• 1919 - Sette giugno: Riot in Malta; four are killed. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sette Giugno (from Italian: June 7) is a Maltese national holiday celebrated annually on June 7. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• 1936 - The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, a trade union, is founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Steel Workers Organizing Committee was one of two precursor labor organizations to the United Steelworkers. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Philip Murray is elected its first president. Philip Murray ( May 25, 1886 &ndash November 9, 1952) was a Steelworker and an American labor leader
• 1938 - The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1940 - King Haakon VII of Norway, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 in Charlottenlund 21 September 1957 in Oslo) Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional ( Romsa in Northern Sami, Tromssa in Kven and Finnish) is a city and municipality in the county of Troms, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1942 - World War II: The Battle of Midway ends. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Midway was a major Naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
• 1942 - World War II: Japanese soldiers occupy the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Attu ( Atan in Aleut) is the westernmost and largest Island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Kiska ( Qisxa in Aleut) is an Island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska located at. The Aleutian Islands (possibly from Chukchi aliat, " Island " are a chain of more than 300 small volcanic islands forming a Volcanic Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent
• 1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy - At Abbey Ardennes members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ardenne Abbey, or "l'Abbaye d'Ardenne", is the site of a Premonstratensian monastery in Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, near Caen, Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1945 - King Haakon VII of Norway returns with his family to Oslo after five years in exile. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 in Charlottenlund 21 September 1957 in Oslo) (called Christiania from 1624 to 1878 and Kristiania from 1878 to 1924 is the Capital and largest city of Norway.
• 1945 - Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes was premiered in London
• 1948 - Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing a Constitution making his nation a Communist state. Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, Peter Grimes is an Opera by Benjamin Britten, with a Libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from the Peter Grimes section of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edvard Beneš ( pronounced) ( May 28 1884 Kožlany, Bohemia (then part of Austria-Hungary President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity Communist state is a term used by many Political scientists to describe a Form of government in which the State operates under a one-party system
• 1955 - Lux Radio Theater signs off the air permanently. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Lux Radio Theater, one of the genuine classic radio Anthology series (NBC Blue Network (1934-1935 CBS (1935-1954 NBC In Telecommunication, the term off-the-air has the following meanings In Radio communications systems pertaining to a station The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located
• 1965 - The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Griswold v Connecticut, 381 US 479 ( 1965) was a Landmark case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Birth control, sometimes synonymous with contraception, is a regimen of one or more actions devices or Medications followed in order to deliberately prevent

• 1967 - The Israeli forces enter Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt
• 1968 - The body of assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy lies in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a St Patrick's Cathedral is a decorated Neo-Gothic -style Catholic Cathedral in North America
• 1971 - The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Cohen v California, 403 US 15 (1971 was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with freedom of speech.
• 1975 - Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with ---- Betamax is a home Videocassette tape recording format developed by Sony, and released on May 10, 1975. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A GENERAL ARTICLE ABOUT VCRs/VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS
• 1977 - 500 million people watch on television as the high day of Jubilee gets underway for Queen Elizabeth II. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II 's accession to the For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
• 1981 - The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Osirak, also spelled Osiraq, (French Osirak Iraqi Tammuz 1 was a 40 MW light-water nuclear materials testing reactor (MTR in This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device in which Nuclear chain reactions are initiated controlled Operation Opera (מבצע אופרה Mivtza Opera, also known as Operation Babylon and Operation Ofra) was a surprise Israeli Air strike The facility could have been used to make nuclear weapons. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1982 - Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, (born Priscilla Ann Wagner; May 24, 1945) is an American Actress and Businesswoman. Graceland is the name of the 138 acre estate and large white-columned mansion that once belonged to Elvis Presley, located at 3734 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis
• 1987 - Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport are transferred to The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Washington Dulles International Airport is a public Airport located 25 miles (40 km) west of the Central business district of Washington D Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district of Washington Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is an independent Airport authority, created by the United States Congress to oversee management operations and capital
• 1989 - A Surinam Airways DC-8 Super 62 crashes near Paramaribo Airport, Suriname, killing 168. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Surinam Airways is the national Airline of Suriname, based in Paramaribo. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Surinam Airways Flight PY764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, also known as Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport, is an Airport located in the town of Zanderij, Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by
• 1991 - Mount Pinatubo explodes generating an ash column 7 km (4. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Mount Pinatubo is an active Stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon 5 miles) high.
• 1995 - The long range Boeing 777 enters service with United Airlines. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout United Air Lines Inc, trading as United Airlines ( is a major airline of the United States.
• 1998 - James Byrd, Jr. is dragged to death by Shawn Allen Berry, Lawrence Russel Brewer, and John William King in Jasper, Texas in a racially-motivated hate crime. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) James Byrd Jr ( May 2, 1949 - June 7, 1998) was an African-American Murdered in 1998 by Shawn Allen Berry Lawrence Russell James Byrd Jr ( May 2, 1949 - June 7, 1998) was an African-American Murdered in 1998 by Shawn Allen Berry Lawrence Russell James Byrd Jr ( May 2, 1949 - June 7, 1998) was an African-American Murdered in 1998 by Shawn Allen Berry Lawrence Russell James Byrd Jr ( May 2, 1949 - June 7, 1998) was an African-American Murdered in 1998 by Shawn Allen Berry Lawrence Russell Jasper is a city in Jasper County, Texas, United States, on U
• 2001 - Tony Blair's Labour Party wins another landslide victory in the General Election. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown
• 2006 - British Houses of Parliament temporarily shut down due to anthrax alert. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Anthrax is an acute Disease in humans and animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis which is highly lethal in some forms

Births

• 1529 - Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters (d. Étienne Pasquier ( June 7, 1529 - September 1, 1615) French Lawyer and man of letters was born at Paris, on 1615)
• 1761 - John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Rennie ( 7 June 1761 at Phantassie, near East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland - 4 October 1821 1821)
• 1770 - Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 &ndash 4 December 1828 was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1828)
• 1778 - Beau Brummell, English fashion leader (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Beau Brummell, né George Bryan Brummell (7 June 1778 London, England &ndash, Caen, France was the Arbiter of men's 1840)
• 1811 - James Young Simpson, British obstetrician (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir James Young Simpson ( June 7, 1811 &ndash May 6, 1870) was a Scottish doctor and an important figure in the History 1870)
• 1831 - Amelia Edwards, English author and Egyptologist (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards ( 7 June, 1831 &ndash 15 April, 1892) was an English Novelist, Journalist, lady traveller 1892)
• 1837 - Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alois Hitler (born Alois Schicklgruber; 7 June 1837 – 3 January 1903 was the father of Adolf Hitler. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1903)
• 1840 - Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charlotte of Belgium ( Princess Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine of Belgium) ( 7 June, 1840 &ndash 19 January 1927)
• 1845 - Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leopold Auer (In Hungarian Auer Lipót) ( June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian Violinist, teacher 1930)
• 1848 - Paul Gauguin, French painter (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903 was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. 1903)
• 1862 - Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Philipp Eduard Anton von Lénárd ( June 7, 1862 &ndash May 20, 1947) was a German physicist and the winner of the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1947)
• 1868 - Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer, and illustrator (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap 1928)
• 1877 - Charles Glover Barkla, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Glover Barkla ( June 27, 1877 &ndash October 23, 1944) was an English physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1944)
• 1879 - Knud Rasmussen, Greenland-born explorer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen ( June 7, 1879 &ndash December 21, 1933) was a Greenlandic polar explorer and 1933)
• 1883 - Sylvanus Morley, U. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is mainly about the archaeologist For the professor of Spanish see the section The other Sylvanus G S. archaeologist and spy (d. 1948)
• 1886 - Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henri Marie Coandă (June 7 1886 &ndash November 25 1972 (IPA /ɐʁi maʁi kwandə/ was a Romanian inventor Aerodynamics pioneer and the builder of world's first 1972)
• 1894 - Alexander de Seversky, Russian-American aviation pioneer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Nikolaievich Prokofiev de Seversky (also Prokofiev-Seversky or DeSeversky) ( June 7, 1894 &ndash August 24, 1974 1974)
• 1896 - Robert S. Mulliken, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Robert Sanderson Mulliken ( June 7, 1896 &ndash October 31, 1986) was an American physicist and chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1986)
• 1896 - Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Imre Nagy ( June 7, 1896 – June 16 1958) was a Hungarian politician appointed Prime Minister of Hungary on two occasions 1958)
• 1896 - Douglas Campbell, American World War I flying ace (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas Campbell ( June 7, 1896 – December 16, 1990) was an American Aviator and World War I Flying 1990)
• 1897 - George Szell, Hungarian conductor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> George Szell (ˈsɛl ( June 7, 1897 &ndash July 1970)
• 1899 - Elizabeth Bowen, Irish novelist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen (7 June 1899 &ndash 22 February 1973 was an Anglo-Irish novelist and short story writer 1973)
• 1900 - Glen Gray, Jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Glen Gray Knoblauch, better known as Glen Gray, ( June 7, 1900 &ndash August 23, 1963, Plymouth Massachusetts) was a The Casa Loma Orchestra was an American swing band active from 1927 to 1963 1963)
• 1902 - Herman B Wells, president and chancellor of Indiana University (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Herman B Wells ( June 7, 1902 &ndash March 18, 2000) was the 11th president of Indiana University. Indiana University is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. 2000)
• 1909 - Virginia Apgar, American physician and childbirth specialist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Virginia Apgar ( June 7, 1909 – August 7, 1974) was an American Physician who specialised in Anesthesia and Pediatrics 1974)
• 1909 - Peter W. Rodino, American politician (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Peter Wallace Rodino Jr ( June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was an Italian-American Democratic United States Congressman from 2005)
• 1909 - Jessica Tandy, English-born actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jessie Alice Tandy ( June 7, 1909 &ndash September 11, 1994) was a British - American stage and film actress 1994)
• 1910 - Bradford Washburn, American explorer, (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henry Bradford Washburn Jr ( June 7, 1910 - January 10, 2007) was an explorer mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer 2007)
• 1911 - Brooks Stevens, automotive designer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Clifford Brooks Stevens ( June 7, 1911 - January 4, 1995) was an industrial designer as well as automotive designer graphic designer 1995)
• 1917 - Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks ( June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an Pulitzer Prize- winning African-American Poet 2000)
• 1917 - Dean Martin, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality 1995)
• 1920 - Georges Marchais, French politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Georges René Louis Marchais ( June 7 1920, La Hoguette in Calvados - November 16 1997, Paris) was the head of 1997)
• 1921 - Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Talmage Holt Farlow ( June 7, 1921 &ndash July 25, 1998) was a Jazz Guitarist He was born in Greensboro North 1998)
• 1922 - Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1923 - Jules Deschênes, Canadian jurist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Reise Sr ( June 1, 1892 – July 8 1975) was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 8 seasons in the Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Honourable Jules Deschênes CC ( June 7, 1923 &ndash May 10, 2000) is a Canadian retired Quebec Superior Court judge 2000)
• 1927 - Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles de Tornaco (born in Brussels, June 7, 1927 - died September 18, 1953) was a Racing driver from Belgium 1953)
• 1928 - Dave Bowen, former Wales international football manager (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Lloyd "Dave" Bowen ( 7 June 1928 &ndash 25 September 1995) was a Welsh football player and manager who 1995)
• 1928 - James Ivory, American film director
• 1928 - Reg Park, British bodybuilder
• 1929 - John Turner, seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada
• 1929 - The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, Wrestling manager (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an award-winning American Film director, best known for the results of his long Collaboration Roy "Reg" Park ( 7 June, 1928 &ndash 22 November, 2007) from Leeds in West Yorkshire, England Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Napier Wyndham Turner PC CC QC (born June 7, 1929) is a retired Canadian Lawyer and Politician The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Ernie Roth (born June 7, 1929 in Canton Ohio - October 12, 1983) best known as The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, also well 1983)
• 1931 - Malcolm Morley, English-born painter
• 1935 - Harry Crews, American author
• 1935 - Thomas Kailath, American engineer
• 1937 - Neeme Järvi, Estonian conductor
• 1938 - Goose Gonsoulin, American football player
• 1940 - Tom Jones, Welsh singer
• 1943 - Nikki Giovanni, American poet
• 1945 - Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria
• 1946 - Jenny Jones, Palestinian-born comedian and talk show host
• 1947 - Don Money, American baseball player, manager
• 1947 - Thurman Munson, American baseball player (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm Morley (born June 7, 1931) is an English Artist now living in the United States. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Crews (born June 7, 1935) is an American Novelist Short story writer and essayist Thomas Kailath (born June 7, 1935 in Pune India) is a well known Electrical engineer, Information theorist, Indian Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Neeme Järvi ('neːme 'jærvi (b Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Austin William "Goose" Gonsoulin (born June 7, 1938 in Port Arthur Texas) of Baylor University was a professional football Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni (born June 7 1943 is a Grammy -nominated American Poet, activist and author Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the Head of government in Austria. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jenny Jones (born Janina Stranski on June 7, 1946 in Bethlehem, Palestine) is a Canadian-American Talk show Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947 in Washington DC, United States) is a former major league Baseball player, who Thurman Lee Munson ( June 7 1947 – August 2 1979) was an American Catcher in Major League Baseball who played 1979)
• 1950 - Gary Graham American actor
• 1952 - Liam Neeson, Northern Irish actor
• 1953 - Dougie Donnelly, Scottish television broadcaster
• 1953 - Johnny Clegg, South African musician
• 1954 - Louise Erdrich, American author
• 1955 - William Forsythe, American actor
• 1955 - Tim Richmond, American race car driver (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Graham (b June 7, 1950 in Long Beach California, US) is an American Actor. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William John "Liam" Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952) is an Irish Actor. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas " Dougie " Donnelly (born June 7 1953 in Glasgow) is a British television broadcaster best known for presenting sports Jonathan (Johnny Clegg, born June 7, 1953 in Rochdale (near Manchester) Lancashire, ( UK Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Karen Louise Erdrich (born June 7, 1954) is a Native American author of Novels Poetry, and children's books. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) William Forsythe (born June 7, 1955) is an American Actor. He is frequently cast in "tough guy" roles such as criminals or law enforcement Tim Richmond ( June 7, 1955 - August 13, 1989) was an American NASCAR Race car driver 1989)
• 1956 - L.A. Reid, American music producer
• 1957 - Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican musician
• 1957 - Paddy McAloon, English singer and songwriter (Prefab Sprout)
• 1958 - Surakiart Sathirathai, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
• 1958 - Prince, American musician
• 1960 - Bill Prady, American television producer
• 1961 - Dave Catching, American musician
• 1962 - Thierry Hazard, French singer and songwriter
• 1962 - Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese racing driver
• 1962 - Michael Cartellone, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• 1963 - Roberto Alagna, French tenor
• 1964 - Judie Aronson, American actress
• 1964 - Gia Carides, Greek-Australian actress
• 1965 - Mick Foley, American professional wrestler
• 1965 - Damien Hirst, English artist
• 1966 - Stephane Richer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 - Eric Kretz, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• 1967 - Dave Navarro, American musician
• 1969 - Kim Rhodes, American actress
• 1969 - Prince Joachim of Denmark
• 1970 - Mike Modano, American ice hockey player
• 1970 - Cafu, Brazilian football player
• 1970 - Andrei Kovalenko, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 - Alex X. Mooney, American politician
• 1972 - Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
• 1973 - Song Yun-ah, South Korean model and actress
• 1974 - Bear Grylls, British survivor
• 1974 - Cassius Khan Canadian Tabla player/vocalist
• 1974 - Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian tennis player
• 1975 - Allen Iverson, American basketball player
• 1976 - Necro, Jewish American rapper
• 1977 - Marcin Baszczyński, Polish football player
• 1977 - Joe Horgan, baseball player
• 1977 - Odalis Pérez, baseball player
• 1978 - Tony An, Korean singer (H.O.T)
• 1978 - Adrienne Frantz, American actress
• 1978 - Bill Hader, American comedian
• 1979 - Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer
• 1981 - Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
• 1981 - Stephen Bywater, British goalkeeper
• 1981 - Tyler Johnson, baseball player
• 1981 - Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer
• 1981 - Larisa Oleynik, American actress
• 1981 - Amrita Rao, Indian model and actress
• 1982 - Virgil Vasquez, American baseball player
• 1983 - Mark Lowe, American baseball player
• 1985 - Charlie Simpson, British pop singer
• 1988 - Michael Cera, American actor
• 1988 - Milan Lucic, Canadian Hockey player (Boston Bruins)
• 1993 - Jordan Fry, American actor

Deaths

• 1329 - Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (b. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio "LA" Reid (born June 7 1956 in Cincinnati Ohio Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican Singer, Songwriter, and self-producer who has sold over fourteen Paddy McAloon (born Patrick Joseph McAloon, 7 June 1957, Durham) is an English Singer-songwriter and member of the Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, who rose to fame during the 1980s Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surakiart Sathirathai (สุรเกียรติ์ เสถียรไทย born June 7, 1958, Bangkok) was until September 19 2006 a Deputy Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Prady (born 7 June 1960) is a Television Writer and producer who has worked on American Sitcoms and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thierry Hazard (born June 7, 1962 in Compiègne, France) whose real name is Thierry Gesteau is a French singer is a Japanese race car driver He raced in All-Japan Formula Three from 1988 to 1989 Japanese Formula 3000 from 1990 to 1995 and the JGTC series from Michael Cartellone is the current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd (1999-present and the former drummer of Damn Yankees (1989-1996 1998 Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> Roberto Alagna (born June 7, 1963) is an French Operatic Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Judith M Aronson (born June 7, 1964) is an American actress who has starred in many films and a television show Gia Carides (born June 7, 1964, pronounced kah-ree-dees is an Australian Actress. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Michael Francis "Mick" Foley Sr Early life Foley was born in Bloomington Indiana. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Damien Hirst (born 7 June 1965 is an English artist and the most prominent of the group that has been dubbed " Young British Artists " (or YBAs Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stéphane JJ Richer (born 7 June, 1966 in Ripon, Quebec, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey left winger Eric Kretz (born June 7, 1966) is an American Musician and producer, known as the Drummer for the rock band Stone Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kimberly "Kim" Rhodes (born June 7 1969 is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles as "Cindy Harrison" in two different Early life His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Thomas Modano Jr (born June 7 1970, in Livonia, Michigan, United States) is a professional Ice hockey player Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Marcos Evangelista de Moraes (born June 7, 1970 in São Paulo) better known as Cafu, is a two-time FIFA World Cup winning Brazilian For the water polo player with the same name see Alexandre Andrei Kovalenko Andrei Kovalenko (born June 7, 1970 in Balakovo Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Alex X Mooney (born June 7, 1971) is a Maryland State Senator representing District 3 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand Actor. He is best known for playing Éomer in the second and third Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Song Yun-ah (Born 7 June 1973) is a Korean model singer and actress Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (born 7 June 1974) is a British Adventurer and writer currently best known for his popular television series Cassius Khan[http //cassiuskhanimpendocom] (born Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi ( Kannada: ಮಹೇಶ್ ಭೂಪತಿ (born June 7 1974 Chennai, India is a professional Tennis player. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7 1975 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Braunstein, better known as Necro, is an American Jewish Rapper, Record producer and director from Brooklyn, Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Marcin Baszczyński (born June 7, 1977 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish footballer who plays for Wisła Kraków, with Joseph Paul Horgan (born June 7, 1977 in Sacramento California) is a professional Baseball player who last played for the Albuquerque Odalis Amadol Pérez (born June 11, 1977 in Las Matas de Farfán, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Tony An (토니안 (born on June 7, 1978) is a South Korean singer best known for being part of the popular K-pop Boy band H HOT was a popular five-member South Korean Boy band of the late 1990s Adrienne Danielle Frantz (born June 7, 1978 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress William "Bill" Hader (born June 7 1978 is an American Actor, Writer, Comedian and Repertory Player, on Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Keegan Hofland (born June 7, 1979 in Heerlen) is a Dutch Football defender who currently plays for Feyenoord. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Anna Sergeyevna Kournikova ( Russian: Анна Сергеевна Ку́рникова ( Anna Sergeevna Kurnikova born 7 June 1981 is a semi-retired Russian professional Stephen Michael Bywater, (born June 7 1981 in Manchester) is an English professional Football player who plays as a goalkeeper Tyler James Johnson (born June 7, 1981 in) is a Left-handed Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the St Kevin Kyle (born June 7, 1981 in Stranraer) is a Scottish football striker, who currently plays for English Football League Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (born June 7 1981 is an American actress. Amrita Rao (अमृता राव əmrita raʊ born June 17, 1981) is an Indian model and Bollywood actress Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Virgil Mattew Vasquez (born June 7, 1982 in Santa Barbara, California) is a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mark Christopher Lowe (born June 7, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Charles Robert Simpson (born 7 June, 1985 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) was the youngest member of the reasonably successful Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Michael Austin Cera (pronounced ˈsɛrə born June 7 1988 is a Canadian Television and Film actor best known for playing George Michael Bluth in Milan Lučić (born June 7, 1988) is a Serbian Canadian professional Ice hockey player playing for the Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jordan Paul Fry (born June 7, 1993) is an American Child actor. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( The monarch of Scotland was the Head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. 1274)
• 1358 - Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese shogun (b. was the founder and 1st Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate. His rule began in 1338 beginning the Muromachi period of Japan, and ended with 1305)
• 1394 - Anne of Bohemia, wife of Richard II of England (plague) (b. For other Anna's of Bohemia see Anne of Bohemia (disambiguation Anne of Bohemia (May 11 1366 &ndash June 7 1394 also known as Good Richard II (6 January 1367 &ndash ca 14 February 1400 was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399 1367)
• 1618 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Governor of Virginia (b. Thomas West 3rd (or 12th Baron De La Warr ( July 9, 1577 &ndash June 7, 1618) was the Englishman after whom the bay, 1577)
• 1676 - Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (b. Paul Gerhardt ( March 12, 1607 – May 27, 1676) was a German Hymn writer 1606)
• 1711 - Henry Dodwell, Irish theologian (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Dodwell (October 1641 - 7 June 1711) scholar theologian and controversial writer was born in Dublin, Ireland. 1641)
• 1779 - William Warburton, English critic and Bishop of Gloucester (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Warburton ( December 24, 1698 &ndash June 7, 1779) was an English Critic and churchman Bishop of Gloucester 1698)
• 1810 - Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Luigi Schiavonetti ( 1 April 1765 &ndash 7 June 1810) Italian reproductive Engraver and Etcher, was born at 1765)
• 1821 - Tudor Vladimirescu, Romanian rebellion-leader (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Tudor Vladimirescu (c 1780&ndash was a Wallachian Romanian revolutionary hero the leader of the Wallachian uprising of 1821 and of the Pandur cca. 1780)
• 1826 - Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Joseph von Fraunhofer ( March 6, 1787 &ndash June 7, 1826) was a German optician 1787)
• 1840 - King Frederick William III of Prussia (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Early life The son of King Frederick William II of Prussia, Frederick William was born in Potsdam and became Crown Prince in 1786 when his father ascended 1770)
• 1854 - Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Baudin (1792 in Sedan France – June 7, 1854 at Ischia, Italy) was a French Admiral, whose naval service 1792)
• 1859 - David Cox, English artist (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Cox may refer to David Cox (Australian politician, former member of the House of Representatives for the Division of Kingston David Cox 1783)
• 1866 - Chief Seattle, Native American leader
• 1896 - Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chief Seattle or Sealth ( Lushootseed: Ts’ial-la-kum; c 1786 – June 7, 1866) also spelled Seathle, Seathl Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Pavlos Carrer (Paolo Carrer Zakynthos, 12 May 1829 - Zakynthos 7 June 1896) was a Greek Composer. 1829)
• 1911 - Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maurice Rouvier (17 April 1842 - 7 June 1911 was a French Statesman. 1842)
• 1916 - Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Émile Faguet ( December 17, 1847 - June 7, 1916) was a French writer and Critic. 1847)
• 1927 - Edmund James Flynn, Premier of Quebec (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edmund James Flynn was a Canadian politician and the Premier of Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk 1847)
• 1936 - Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mirko Seljan ( April 5, 1871 &ndash c 1912/13 and Stevo Seljan ( August 19, 1875 &ndash June 7, 1936) also 1875)
• 1937 - Jean Harlow, American actress (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Harlow ( March 3, &ndash June 7,) was an American Film Actress and Sex symbol of the 1930s 1911)
• 1942 - Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Dower Blumlein ( June 29, 1903 in Hampstead, London – June 7, 1942) was an Electronics Engineer 1903)
• 1951 - Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Oswald Pohl ( June 30 1892 - June 7 1951) was a Nazi official and member of the SS (with a rank of SS- Obergruppenführer 1892)
• 1954 - Alan Turing, British mathematician and computer scientist (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS (ˈt(jʊ(ərɪŋ (23 June 1912 &ndash 7 June 1954 was an English Mathematician 1912)
• 1963 - Zasu Pitts, American actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ZaSu Pitts ( January 3,  &ndash June 7,) (ˈzeɪsuː ˈpɪts was an American Film Actress who starred in many silent 1894)
• 1965 - Judy Holliday, American actress (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Judy Holliday (June 21 1921 – June 7 1965 was an American Academy - and Tony Award -winning Actress. 1921)
• 1966 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor, painter, and poet (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 1886)
• 1967 - Dorothy Parker, American writer (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Parker (August 22 1893&ndashJune 7 1967 was an American writer and poet best known for her caustic Wit, wisecracks and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles 1893)
• 1967 - Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anatoly Ivanovich Maltsev (Malcev ( Russian: Анато́лий Ива́нович Ма́льцев 27 November N 1909)
• 1968 - Dan Duryea, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dapper Dan redirects here For the Prohibition gangster see Danny Hogan. 1907)
• 1970 - E. M. Forster, English author (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH (1 January 1879–7 June 1970 was an English novelist Short story writer Essayist, and Librettist 1879)
• 1978 - Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Ronald George Wreyford Norrish ( November 9, 1897 &ndash June 7, 1978) was a British Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1897)
• 1979 - Forrest Carter, American author (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Asa Earl Carter ( September 4, 1925 &ndash June 7, 1979) was an American speechwriter and author 1925)
• 1980 - Henry Miller, American writer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Henry Valentine Miller (December 26 1891 &ndash June 7 1980 was an American writer and painter. 1891)
• 1980 - Elizabeth Craig, British writer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Josephine Craig, MBE, FRSA ( 16 February 1883 &ndash 7 June 1980) was a British food writer Journalist 1883)
• 1988 - Vernon Washington, American actor (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Vernon Alfred Washington ( August 10, 1927 – June 7, 1988) is an American Actor who has starred in film and on television 1927)
• 1989 - Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Francisco Sacco Landi, better known as Chico Landi ( July 14, 1907 &ndash June 7, 1989) was a Racing driver from São 1907)
• 1993 - Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Dražen Petrović ( October 22, 1964 &ndash June 7, 1993) was a Croatian Basketball player 1964)
• 1995 - Hsuan Hua, influential Buddhist master in the United States (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Hsuan Hua ( Traditional Chinese: 宣化上人 Hanyu Pinyin: Xuān Huà Shàng Rén, literal meaning "proclaim and transform") ( 1918)
• 1996 - Max Factor, Jr., American businessman (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Max Factor Jr ( August 18 1904 - June 7 1996) was an American businessman who was president of the Max Factor Cosmetics 1904)
• 1999 - Paco Stanley, Mexican TV entertainer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Francisco "Paco" Jorge Stanley Albaitero ( July 3 1942 - June 7, 1999) was a Mexican television entertainer and a politician 1942)
• 2001 - Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Carole Denise Fredericks ( June 5 1952, Springfield Massachusetts - June 7 2001, Dakar, 1952)
• 2001 - Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ángel Víctor Paz Estenssoro ( October 2, 1907 - June 7, 2001) was a politician and former president of Bolivia. 1907)
• 2002 - Mary Lilian Baels, Belgian princess (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Princess Lilian of Belgium ( born Mary Lilian Baels) ( November 28, 1916 &ndash June 7, 2002) was best known as 1916)
• 2003 - Trevor Goddard, English actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Trevor Goddard ( October 14, 1962 &ndash June 7, 2003) was a former professional boxer turned Movie actor. 1962)
• 2006 - John Tenta, Canadian professional wrestler (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1963)
• 2006 - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian-born Mujahid (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (أبومصعب الزرقاوي, Abu Musab from Zarqa)) (October 30 1966 – June 7 2006 born Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal 1966)
• 2008 - Rudy Fernandez, Filipino actor (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Rodolfo "Rudy" Valentino Padilla Fernandez ( March 3, 1953 — June 7, 2008) also known as "Daboy" was a multi-awarded 1953)
• 2008 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Kenneth McManus ( September 24 1921 – June 7 2008) better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American 1921)

Holidays and observances

• Roman Empire - first day of the Vestalia (penus vestae) in honor of Vesta. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology. Vesta was the Virgin goddess of the Hearth, home and family in Roman mythology.
• Norway - Union Dissolution Day, observing the 1905 decision to dissolve the Union between Sweden and Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Union Dissolution Day, observed in Norway on June 7 (though not a public holiday is marked in remembrance of the Norwegian parliament 's 1905 Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Union between Sweden and Norway (Unionen mellan Sverige och Norge Unionen mellom Norge og Sverige or the Swedish-Norwegian Kingdom was the union of the kingdoms of
• Malta - Sette giugno - Riot in Malta that began the road to self government and then independence. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Sette Giugno (from Italian: June 7) is a Maltese national holiday celebrated annually on June 7. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• Colman, bishop of Dromore
• Saint Maximinus, bishop of Aix, confessor
• Blessed Robert, abbot of Newminster, Northumberland
• Saint Servatius, bishop, confessor or martyr (Translation day)
• Saint Wulstan, bishop of Worcester, confessor (Translation day)
• Blessed Meriadec, bishop of Vannes

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Colman of Dromore (also known as Mocholmoc) was a 6th century Irish Saint. Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is a commune of southeastern France, 40 km east of Aix-en-Provence, in the westernmost point of Var département Saint Robert of Newminster (1100&ndash1159 was a Priest, Abbot, and a Canonized Saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Servatius ( Dutch: Sint Servaas; French: Saint Servais) (traditionally died 384 was Bishop of Tongeren &mdashRoman The Bishop of Worcester heads the Church of England Diocese of Worcester in the Province of Canterbury in England. Saint Meriasek ( Meriadek in Breton) was a 4th century Breton Saint.

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