What happened on June 7? There are more than 261 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About June 7
June 7 is the 159th day of the year 2024. There are 207 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday. This day falls under the 23rd week of the year 2024.
On this day in Gabriels, New York 12939 sunrise occured at 05:10 AM and sunset occured at 08:41 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Gemini. The modern birthstone for this month is Pearl while the mystical birthstone is Moonstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 236 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For June 7
- 421Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia. The wedding is celebrated at Constantinople (Turkey).
- 1099The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins.
- 1420Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patriarchal State of Friuli.
- 1494Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries.
- 1628The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.
- 1654Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
- 1692Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.
- 1776Richard Henry Lee presents the “Lee Resolution” to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and leads to the United States Declaration of Independence.
- 1800David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba.
- 1810The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina.
- 1832Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada.
- 1862The United States and the United Kingdom agree to suppress the slave trade.
- 1863During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
- 18661,800 Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after they loot and plunder around Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg, Quebec.
- 1880War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), that ended the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign).
- 1892Benjamin Harrison becomes the first President of the United States to attend a baseball game.
- 1892Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the “whites-only” car of a train; he would lose the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson.
- 1893Mohandas Gandhi’s first act of civil disobedience.
- 1899American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.
- 1905Norway’s parliament dissolves its union with Sweden, a vote that is confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year.
- 1906Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania is launched at the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland.
- 1909Mary Pickford makes her screen debut at the age of 16.
- 1917World War I: Battle of Messines – Allied ammonal mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge are detonated, killing 10,000 German troops.
- 1919Sette giugno: Riot in Malta; four are killed.
- 1929The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence.
- 1936The Steel Workers Organizing Committee, a trade union, is founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Philip Murray is elected its first president.
- 1938The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
- 1940King Haakon VII of Norway, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London.
- 1942World War II: Japanese soldiers occupy the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska.
- 1942World War II: The Battle of Midway ends.
- 1944World War II: Battle of Normandy – At Abbey Ardennes members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war.
- 1944World War II: The steamer Danae carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini.
- 1945King Haakon VII of Norway returns with his family to Oslo after five years in exile.
- 1948Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing a constitution making his nation a Communist state.
- 1955Lux Radio Theater signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
- 1965The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
- 1967Israeli forces enter Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.
- 1971The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades, which all turn out to be inert or dummies.
- 1971The 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.
- 1975Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public.
- 1975The inaugural Cricket World Cup begins in England.
- 1977500 million people watch on television as the high day of Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begins.
- 1981The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq’s Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. The facility could have been used to make nuclear weapons.
- 1982Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.
- 1989Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname due to pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
- 1991Mount Pinatubo explodes generating an ash column 7 km high.
- 1995The long range Boeing 777 enters service with United Airlines.
- 1998James Byrd, Jr. of Texas is killed when white supremacists drag him behind a pickup truck along an asphalt pavement.
- 2000The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
- 2006Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is killed in an airstrike by the United States Air Force.
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Who Were Born On June 7?
- 1529Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and writer (d. 1615)
- 1757Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1806)
- 1761John Rennie, Scottish engineer (d. 1821)
- 1770Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1828)
- 1778Beau Brummell, English fashion leader (d. 1840)
- 1811James Young Simpson, British obstetrician (d. 1870)
- 1831Amelia Edwards, English author and Egyptologist (d. 1892)
- 1837Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (d. 1903)
- 1840Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico (d. 1927)
- 1845Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist and composer (d. 1930)
- 1848Paul Gauguin, French painter (d. 1903)
- 1862Philipp Lenard, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1947)
- 1863Bones Ely, professional baseball player (d. 1952)
- 1868Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish architect, designer, and watercolourist (d. 1928)
- 1879Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (d. 1963)
- 1879Knud Rasmussen, Greenlander explorer (d. 1933)
- 1880Thorleif Lund, Norwegian actor (d. 1956)
- 1883Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (d. 1948)
- 1886Henri Coandă, Romanian aerodynamics pioneer (d. 1972)
- 1894Alexander de Seversky, Russian-born aviation pioneer (d. 1974)
- 1896Douglas Campbell, American World War I flying ace (d. 1990)
- 1896Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician (d. 1958)
- 1896Robert S. Mulliken, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)
- 1897George Szell, Hungarian conductor (d. 1970)
- 1899Elizabeth Bowen, Irish novelist (d. 1973)
- 1900Glen Gray, American jazz musician and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra (d. 1963)
- 1902Herman B Wells, American college president and chancellor of Indiana University (d. 2000)
- 1905James J. Braddock, Irish-American boxer and one-time Heavyweight Champion of the World (d. 1974)
- 1907Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland (d. 2002)
- 1909Jessica Tandy, English-born American actress (d. 1994)
- 1909Peter W. Rodino, American politician (d. 2005)
- 1909Virginia Apgar, American physician and developer of the Apgar test (d. 1974)
- 1910Bradford Washburn, American explorer (d. 2007)
- 1910Mike Sebastian, American football player (d. 1989)
- 1911Brooks Stevens, American industrial designer (d. 1995)
- 1917Dean Martin, American singer and actor (d. 1995)
- 1917Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (d. 2000)
- 1920Georges Marchais, French politician (d. 1997)
- 1921Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder; adopted daughter of Babe Ruth (d. 1989)
- 1921Tal Farlow, American jazz guitarist (d. 1998)
- 1922Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1975)
- 1923Jules Deschênes, Canadian jurist (d. 2000)
- 1925John Biddle, American yachting cinematographer and lecturer (d. 2008)
- 1927Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (d. 1953)
- 1928Dave Bowen, Welsh international football manager (d. 1995)
- 1928James Ivory, American film director
- 1928Reg Park, British bodybuilder (d. 2007)
- 1929Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (d. 1983)
- 1929John Napier Turner, Canadian seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada
- 1931Malcolm Morley, English painter
- 1931Virginia McKenna, English actress
- 1932Tina Brooks, American jazz musician (d. 1974)
- 1933Herb Score, American baseball player (d. 2008)
- 1935Harry Crews, American author
- 1935Thomas Kailath, American engineer
- 1937Neeme Järvi, Estonian conductor
- 1938Goose Gonsoulin, American football player
- 1938Ian St. John, Scottish footballer
- 1940Ronald Pickup, English actor
- 1940Tom Jones, Welsh singer
- 1942Muammar Gaddafi, Ruler of Libya (d. 2011)
- 1943Ken Osmond, American actor
- 1943Michael Pennington, English actor
- 1943Nikki Giovanni, American poet
- 1945Wolfgang Schüssel, Chancellor of Austria
- 1946Jenny Jones, Canadian-born American talk show host
- 1947Don Money, American baseball player and manager
- 1947Thurman Munson, American baseball player (d. 1979)
- 1950Gary Graham American actor
- 1951Terry O'Reilly Canadian ice hockey player
- 1952Liam Neeson, Northern Irish actor
- 1952Orhan Pamuk, Turkish writer, Nobel laureate
- 1953Colleen Camp, American actress
- 1953Dougie Donnelly, Scottish television broadcaster
- 1953Johnny Clegg, South African musician
- 1954Louise Erdrich, American author
- 1955Tim Richmond, American race car driver (d. 1989)
- 1955William Forsythe, American actor
- 1956Antonio Reid, American music producer
- 1957Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican musician
- 1957Paddy McAloon, English singer and songwriter (Prefab Sprout)
- 1958Prince, American musician
- 1958Surakiart Sathirathai, Thai Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand
- 1960Bill Prady, American television producer
- 1961Dave Catching, American musician
- 1961Kym Whitley, American actress and comedian
- 1962Michael Cartellone, American drummer (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- 1962Simon Day, English comedian
- 1962Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese racing driver
- 1962Thierry Hazard, French singer and songwriter
- 1963Roberto Alagna, French tenor
- 1964Gia Carides, Australian actress
- 1964Judie Aronson, American actress
- 1965Billy Reeves, English songwriter and BBC radio presenter
- 1965Christine Roque, French singer
- 1965Damien Hirst, English artist
- 1965Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
- 1965Mick Foley, American wrestler
- 1966Eric Kretz, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
- 1966Stéphane Richer, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967Dave Navarro, American musician
- 1969Adam Buxton, British TV presenter and DJ
- 1969Kim Rhodes, American actress
- 1969Prince Joachim of Denmark
- 1970Andrei Kovalenko, Russian hockey player
- 1970Cafu, Brazilian footballer
- 1970Helen Baxendale, English actress
- 1970Mike Modano, American ice hockey player
- 1971Alex X. Mooney, American politician
- 1971Terrell Buckley, American football player
- 1972Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
- 1973Song Yun-ah, South Korean model and actress
- 1974Bear Grylls, British adventurer and former soldier, now Chief Scout
- 1974Cassius Khan, Canadian musician
- 1974Mahesh Bhupathi, Indian tennis player
- 1975Allen Iverson, American basketball player
- 1975Shane Bond, New Zealand cricket player
- 1976Cassidy Rae, American actress
- 1976Necro, American rapper
- 1977Joe Horgan, American baseball player
- 1977Marcin Baszczyński, Polish footballer
- 1977Odalis Pérez, Dominican baseball player
- 1977Preston Campbell, Australian Rugby League Player
- 1978Adrienne Frantz, American actress
- 1978Bill Hader, American comedian
- 1978Mini Anden, Swedish model
- 1978Tony An, Korean singer (H.O.T)
- 1979Brian Donnelly, Canadian artist
- 1979Evelina Papantoniou, Greek fashion model and actress
- 1979Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer
- 1980Ed Moses, American swimmer
- 1981Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
- 1981Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer
- 1981Larisa Oleynik, American actress
- 1981Stephen Bywater, British footballer
- 1981Tyler Johnson, American baseball player
- 1982Virgil Vasquez, American baseball player
- 1983Mark Lowe, American baseball player
- 1983Milan Jurcina, Slovakian hockey player
- 1983Pierre Pierce, American professional basketball player and convicted sex offender
- 1985Charlie Simpson, English singer (Busted, Fightstar)
- 1985Shannon Shorr, American poker player
- 1985Simon Whaley, English footballer
- 1988Michael Cera, Canadian actor
- 1988Milan Lucic, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990Allison Schmitt, American swimmer
- 1993Jordan Fry, American actor
- 1993Park Ji-yeon, South Korean singer and actress (T-ara)
- 1996Jasper Harris, English actor
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Who Died On June 7?
- 1329Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (b. 1274)
- 1358Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese shogun (b. 1305)
- 1394Anne of Bohemia, wife of Richard II of England (b. 1367)
- 1618Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English governor of Virginia (b. 1577)
- 1676Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (b. 1606)
- 1711Henry Dodwell, Irish theologian (b. 1641)
- 1779William Warburton, English critic and Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1698)
- 1810Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (b. 1765)
- 1821Tudor Vladimirescu, Romanian rebellion leader (b. c. 1780)
- 1826Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist (b. 1787)
- 1840King Frederick William III of Prussia (b. 1770)
- 1854Charles Baudin, French admiral (b. 1792)
- 1859David Cox, English artist (b. 1783)
- 1866Chief Seattle, Native American leader
- 1879William Tilbury Fox, English dermatologist (b. 1836)
- 1896Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. 1829)
- 1911Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (b. 1842)
- 1915Charles Reed Bishop, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1822)
- 1916Émile Faguet, French writer and critic (b. 1847)
- 1927Edmund James Flynn, Premier of Quebec (b. 1847)
- 1933Dragutin Domjanić, Kajkavian poet (b. 1875)
- 1936Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (b. 1875)
- 1937Jean Harlow, American actress (b. 1911)
- 1942Alan Blumlein, English electronics engineer (b. 1903)
- 1945Kitaro Nishida, Japanese philosopher (b. 1870)
- 1951Oswald Pohl, German SS officer (b. 1892)
- 1954Alan Turing, British mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1912)
- 1963ZaSu Pitts, American actress (b. 1894)
- 1965Judy Holliday, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1966Jean Arp, German-born sculptor, painter, and poet (b. 1886)
- 1967Anatoly Maltsev, Russian mathematician (b. 1909)
- 1967Dorothy Parker, American writer (b. 1893)
- 1968Dan Duryea, American actor (b. 1907)
- 1970E. M. Forster, English author (b. 1879)
- 1978Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1897)
- 1979Forrest Carter, American author (b. 1925)
- 1980Elizabeth Craig, British writer (b. 1883)
- 1980Henry Miller, American writer (b. 1891)
- 1988Vernon Washington, American actor (b. 1927)
- 1989Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (b. 1907)
- 1992Bill France, Sr., first president of NASCAR, NASCAR founder (b. 1909)
- 1993Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player (b. 1964)
- 1995Hsuan Hua, Chinese-born religious leader (b. 1918)
- 1996Max Factor, Jr., American businessman (b. 1904)
- 1999Paco Stanley, Mexican TV entertainer (b. 1942)
- 2001Betty Neels, English novelist (b. 1910)
- 2001Carole Fredericks, American singer (b. 1952)
- 2001Víctor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia (b. 1907)
- 2002Basappa Danappa Jatti, former Vice-President of India and Acting President (b. 1912)
- 2002Mary Lilian Baels, Belgian princess (b. 1916)
- 2003Trevor Goddard, English actor (b. 1962)
- 2006Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian-born Mujahid (b. 1966)
- 2006John Tenta, Canadian wrestler (b. 1963)
- 2008Jim McKay, American sportscaster (b. 1921)
- 2008Rudy Fernandez, Filipino actor (b. 1953)
- 2009Hugh Hopper, British musician (b. 1945)
- 2009Kenny Rankin, American singer (b. 1940)
- 2010Adriana Xenides, Australian TV personality (b. 1956)
- 2010Omar Rayo, Colombian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and plastic artist. (b. 1928)
- 2010Stuart Cable, Welsh musician (b. 1970)
- 2011Nataraja Ramakrishna, Indian classical dancer and composer. (b. 1923)
- 2011Paul Dickson, American football player and coach (b. 1937)
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