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June 10 is the 161st day of the year (162nd 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 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins 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 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 204 days remaining until the end of the year.

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

Events

• 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem. The Third Crusade (1189&ndash1192 also known as the Kings' Crusade, was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• 1539 - Council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice. The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Paul III ( February 29, 1468 &ndash November 10, 1549) born Alessandro Farnese, was Pope of the Roman Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• 1619 - Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War.
• 1692 - Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries". The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court Trials to prosecute people accused of Witchcraft in Essex Bridget Bishop (ca 1632 England &ndash 10 June 1692 Salem, Massachusetts) was the first person executed for Witchcraft during the Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
• 1719 - Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain The Battle of Glen Shiel ( Scottish Gaelic:) was a battle in Glen Shiel, in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719
• 1770 - Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef. 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 Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and The Great Barrier Reef is the largest Coral reef system in the world composed of over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2600 kilometres (1600 mi
• 1786 - A landslide dam on the Dadu River created by an earthquake ten days earlier collapses, killing 100,000 in the Sichuan province of China. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A landslide dam, debris dam, barrier lake or quake lake if it is caused by Earthquake, is a natural Damming of a River by The Dadu River (大渡河 a tributary of the Yangtze, also known as the Tatu River, is located in the Sichuan province of China. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1793 - The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Jardin des Plantes is the main Botanical garden in France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A year later, it becomes the first public zoo. A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity
• 1793 - French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The Girondists (in French Girondins, and sometimes Brissotins or "Baguettes" were a political faction in France within the Legislative The Jacobin Club was the largest and most powerful political club of the French Revolution. The Committee of Public Safety (Comité de salut public le Haut Comité de la santé publique which is an entirely unrelated present-day institution--> set up by the
• 1805 - First Barbary War: Yussif Karamanli signs a treaty ending hostilities with the United States. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The First Barbary War (1801&ndash1805 also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United Yusuf (ibn Ali Karamanli, Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli or Caramanli (most commonly Yusuf Karamanli) (1766-1838 was the best-known Pasha The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1829 - The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Boat Race, also known as the University Boat Race and The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the
• 1838 - Myall Creek Massacre in Australia: 28 Aboriginal Australians are murdered. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Myall Creek Massacre was a massacre of between twenty-eight Aboriginal Australian people by eleven white ex-convict settlers and squatters and a black convict For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This is an article about a class of people as identified and defined within Australian law
• 1854 - The first class of the United States Naval Academy students graduate. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States
• 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Brice's Crossroads – Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Brice's Crossroads was fought on June 10, 1864, near Baldwyn in Lee County Mississippi, during the American Civil War The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Nathan Bedford Forrest ( July 13, 1821 &ndash October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Samuel Davis Sturgis ( June 11, 1822 &ndash September 28, 1889) was an American military officer who served in the Mexican-American War Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States
• 1871 - Sinmiyangyo: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 Marines in naval attack on Han River forts on Kanghwa Island, Korea. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States expedition to Korea in 1871 also known as Shinmiyangyo ( Western Disturbance of the Year Sinmi year) was the first American Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective Han River is in South Korea is the confluence of the Namhan River (South Han River which originates in Mount Daedeok, and the Bukhan River Ganghwa Island is an island in the estuary of the Han River, on the west coast of South Korea. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• 1886 - Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and destroying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mount Tarawera is a volcanic Mountain 241 kilometres southeast of Rotorua in the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island New Zealand 's Pink and White Terraces, or Otukapuarangi ("fountain of the clouded sky" and Te Tarata ("the tattooed rock" in
• 1898 - Spanish-American War: U. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. Marines land on the island of Cuba. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1918 - The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent Istvan sinks after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Austro-Hungarian Navy was the naval force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Building Szent István was laid down on January 29, 1912 at Ganz & Company's Danubius yard at Fiume, (the only large Hungarian shipyard Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Motoscafo Armato Silurante ( Italian: "Torpedo Armed Motorboat" commonly abbreviated as MAS) was a class of fast torpedo armed vessel used by
• 1924 - Fascists kidnap and kill Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti in Rome. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Giacomo Matteotti ( 22 May 1885 – 10 June 1924) was an Italian socialist politician Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• 1925 - Inaugural service for the United Church of Canada, a union of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches held in Toronto Arena. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently
• 1935 - Dr. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Smith takes his last drink, and Alcoholics Anonymous is founded in Akron, Ohio, United States, by him and Bill Wilson. Robert Holbrook Smith ( August 8 1879 &ndash November 16 1950) was an American physician and surgeon who co-founded Alcoholics Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering and recovered alcoholics, with the stated purpose to help its members "to stay sober and Akron is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Summit County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Griffith Wilson ( 26 November 1895 – 24 January 1971) also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W
• 1940 - World War II: Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 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 War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1940 - World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. 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 The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research
• 1940 - World War II: German forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs
• 1940 - World War II: Canada declares war on Italy. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1940 - World War II: Norway surrenders to German forces. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1942 - World War II: Nazis burn the Czech village of Lidice in reprisal for the killing of Reinhard Heydrich. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Lidice (Liditz is a village in the Czech Republic just north-west of Prague which as part of Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was completely destroyed Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief
• 1944 - World War II: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre in France. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oradour-sur-Glane (Orador de Glana is a town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France.
• 1944 - World War II: In Distomo, Boeotia Prefecture, Greece 218 men, women and children are massacred by German troops. Distomo also may refer to a work by Frederico Garcia Lorca, see Distomo (literature Nearest places Steirio Boeotia ( Greek: Βοιωτία; - Voiotía, also Viotía) is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Distomo massacre ( Greek: Η σφαγή τού Διστόμου; German: Massaker von Distomo or Distomo-Massaker) was a Nazi
• 1944 - In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Joseph Henry Nuxhall ( July 30 1928 &ndash November 15 2007) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA
• 1945 - Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF was the name given to the Volunteer personnel of the Australian Army in World War II. Brunei Bay ( Malay: Teluk Brunei) is the gateway to Brunei and Borneo. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام
• 1947 - Saab produces its first automobile. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saab AB is an Aerospace and defense company based in Sweden. History "Svenska Aeroplan AB (aktiebolaget" ( Swedish for
• 1965 - Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Xoai begins. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
• 1967 - Six-Day War ends: Israel and Syria agree to a cease-fire. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• 1967 - Argentina becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1973 - John Paul Getty III, grandson of billionaire J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Getty III (born 4 November, 1956) was the first of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris A billionaire is a person who has a Net worth of at least one billion units of currency such as United States dollars ( USD /US$ U Jean Paul Getty ( December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company
• 1974 - Brandon Ramirez, noted visionary and graphics designer born in TJ, Mexico. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Defined narrowly a visionary is one who experiences a vision or Apparition connected to the supernatural Known as the father of Rambo the next generation.
• 1977 - James Earl Ray escapes from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Petros, Tennessee, but is recaptured on June 13. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary now renamed Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex (also called Brushy) is a large maximum-security Prison near the town Petros, (pronounced pee-tross is an unincorporated town in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States, located on State Route 116 Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for
• 1977 - Apple Computer ships its first Apple II personal computer. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics
• 1978 - Costa Rica becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1980 - The African National Congress in South Africa publishes a call to fight from their imprisoned leader Nelson Mandela. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative
• 1996 - Peace talks begin in Northern Ireland without Sinn Féin. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Sinn Féin () is a political party in Ireland. The current party led by Gerry Adams was formed following a split in January 1970
• 1997 - Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed Saloth Sar ( May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998) also known as Pol Pot, was leader of the Communist movement known as Son Sen ( June 12, 1930 &ndash June 10, 1997) was a member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea /
• 1999 - Kosovo War: NATO suspends its air strikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The North Atlantic Treaty An airstrike is a Military strike by Air forces on either a suspected or a confirmed enemy ground position Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
• 2001 - Pope John Paul II canonizes Lebanon's first female saint Saint Rafqa
• 2002 - The first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans is carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Pope Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès ( Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914) also known See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Warwick (born 9 February 1954 Coventry, UK is a British scientist and professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading
• 2003 - The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover ( MER) Mission is an ongoing robotic mission of exploring Mars, that began in 2003 with the sending of

Births

• 1213 - Fakhruddin 'Iraqi, Persian philosopher
• 1632 - Esprit Fléchier, French writer and bishop (d. Fakhr al-dīn Ibrahīm ( June 10 1213 - 1289 known simply as Araqi or Iraqi was a Persian Philosopher and mystic of the Islamic Esprit Fléchier ( June 10, 1632 - February 16, 1710) was a French preacher and Author, Bishop of Nîmes from 1710)
• 1637 - Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Father Jacques Marquette ( June 1, 1637 &ndash May 18, 1675) was a French Missionary who founded Michigan 1675)
• 1657 - James Cragg the Elder, British politician (d. James Craggs the Elder (bap 10 June 1657 &ndash 16 March 1721) was an English politician and the father of James Craggs the Younger 1721)
• 1688 - James Francis Edward Stuart (d. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince James Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier " 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766 was the 1766)
• 1706 - John Dollond, English optician (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Dollond ( June 10, 1706 - November 30, 1761) was an English Optician. 1761)
• 1710 - James Short, Scottish mathematician (d. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year A man of few words James Short born March eighteenth in the year of our lord 1985 is a fine and distiguished gentleman rocknroller 1768)
• 1753 - William Eustis, 12th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Eustis ( June 21, 1753 – February 6, 1825) was an early American Statesman. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1825)
• 1803 - Henry Darcy, French scientist (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Philibert Gaspard Darcy ( June 10, 1803 – January 3, 1858) was a French Engineer who made several important contributions 1858)
• 1804 - Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hermann Schlegel ( June 10, 1804 - January 17, 1884) was a German Ornithologist. 1884)
• 1825 - Sondre Norheim, Norwegian skier (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sondre Norheim, born Sondre Auverson, ( June 10, 1825 &ndash March 9, 1897) was a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern Skiing 1897)
• 1819 - Gustave Courbet, French painter (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year For the French Admiral see Admiral Courbet (1828-1885 Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet ( 10 June 1819 &ndash 1877)
• 1825 - Princess Hildegard of Bavaria d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Princess Hildegard of Bavaria ( German Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike von Bayern) (born Würzburg, 10 June 1825; died 1864
• 1835 - Rebecca Latimer Felton, U. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton ( June 10, 1835 &ndash January 24, 1930) was an American Writer, Teacher, reformer S. Senator (d. 1930)
• 1839 - Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Council President of Denmark (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido lensgreve Holstein-Ledreborg ( 10 June 1839 &ndash 1 March 1912) was a Danish Politician The Prime Minister of Denmark (statsminister is the Head of government in Danish politics. 1912)
• 1861 - Pierre Duhem, French physicist (d. 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 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Maurice Marie Duhem ( 10 June 1861 – 14 September 1916) was a French physicist, mathematician and 1916)
• 1862 - Mrs. Leslie Carter, American actress (d. 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 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 Caroline Louise Dudley ( June 10, 1862 – November 13, 1937) was an American Silent film and stage Actress 1937)
• 1863 - Louis Couperus, Dutch novelist (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Marie-Anne Couperus ( June 10 1863 &ndash July 16 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet of the late 19th and early 20th century 1923)
• 1880 - André Derain, French painter (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year André Derain ( June 10, 1880 – September 8, 1954) was a French painter and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse 1954)
• 1889 - Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese actor (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was an Academy Award-nominated Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, 1973)
• 1891 - Al Dubin, American lyricist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Al Dubin ( June 10, 1891 - February 11, 1945) was a Jewish-American Swiss -born lyricist 1945)
• 1895 - Hattie McDaniel, American actress (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hattie McDaniel ( June 10, 1895 – October 26, 1952) was an American Actress and the first black performer to win an 1952)
• 1897 - Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 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 Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia ( Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova) (In Russian Великая Княжна Татьяна Николаевна ( May 29 1918)
• 1901 - Frederick Loewe, Austrian-born composer (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1988)
• 1907 - Fairfield Porter, American painter (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fairfield Porter ( June 10, 1907 - September 18, 1975) was an American painter and art critic. 1975)
• 1908 - Robert Cummings, American actor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Cummings ( June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990) also known as Bob Cummings, was an American Motion picture 1990)
• 1910 - Howlin' Wolf, American musician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 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 Chester Burnett redirects here For the American football player see Chester Burnett (American football Chester Arthur Burnett ( June 10, 1910 1976)
• 1910 - Frank Demaree, American baseball player (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Demaree ( June 10, 1910 - August 10, 1958) born Joseph Franklin Dimaria in Winters California was an American Baseball 1958)
• 1910 - Robert Still, English composer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Still (10 June 1910&ndash13 January 1971 was an English composer educator and amateur tennis player 1971)
• 1911 - Ralph Kirkpatrick, American musician and musicologist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ralph Kirkpatrick ( June 10, 1911 &ndash April 13, 1984) was a musician Musicologist and Harpsichordist born in Leominster 1984)
• 1911 - Terence Rattigan, British playwright (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan ( June 10 1911 – November 30 1977) was one of England 's most popular 20th century Dramatists 1977)
• 1912 - Jean Lesage, Premier of Quebec (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays 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 Jean Lesage, PC, CC, CD ( June 10, 1912 &ndash December 12, 1980) was a lawyer and politician in Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk 1980)
• 1913 - Tikhon Khrennikov, Russian composer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Тихон Николаевич Хренников ( &ndash 14 August, 2007) was a Russian and Soviet Composer 2007)
• 1915 - Saul Bellow, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows ( June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was an acclaimed Canadian -born American The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 2005)
• 1918 - Barry Morse, British-born Canadian actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herbert "Barry" Morse ( 10 June 1918 - 2 February 2008) was a British -born Canadian Actor of stage 2008)
• 1919 - Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish athlete and physician (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kevin Patrick O'Flanagan (born June 10 1919, Dublin, Ireland; died Dublin, Republic of Ireland, May 26 2006)
• 1919 - Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Palestinian Negotiator and community leader (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Haidar Abdel-Shafi (حيدر عبد الشافي June 10 1919 &ndash September 25 2007) was a Palestinian physician Community leader 2007)
• 1921 - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• 1921 - Jean Robic, French cyclist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jean Robic (born June 10 1921 in Vouziers ( Champagne-Ardenne) &ndash died Claye-Souilly, October 6 1980) was 1980)
• 1922 - Judy Garland, American musical actress (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer 1969)
• 1923 - Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born newspaperman (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor 1991)
• 1925 - Nat Hentoff, American historian, novelist, jazz critic, and columnist
• 1926 - Lionel Jeffries, British actor
• 1927 - Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician
• 1927 - Ladislao Kubala, Hungarian-born footballer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nat Hentoff (born June 10, 1925) is an American Historian, Novelist, Jazz Critic, and Columnist for Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lionel Charles Jeffries (born June 10, 1926 in Forest Hill, London, England) is a British actor screenwriter and Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lin Yang-kang (林洋港 Pinyin: Lín Yánggǎng b June 10, 1927) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan Ladislao Kubala Stecz ( June 10, 1927 &ndash May 17, 2002) also referred to as Kubala Stécz László or Ladislav Kubala 2002)
• 1928 - Maurice Sendak, American writer
• 1929 - Harald Juhnke, German actor and comedian (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Writer and Illustrator of Children's literature Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harald Juhnke (pronounced "you-nka" ( June 10, 1929 in Berlin-Wedding - April 1, 2005 in Rüdersdorf near Berlin 2005)
• 1929 - Ian McCahon Sinclair, Australian politician
• 1929 - E. O. Wilson, American biologist
• 1931 - João Gilberto, Brazilian singer and guitarist
• 1932 - Branko Lustig, film producer
• 1933 - Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian Prime Minister
• 1933 - F. Lee Bailey, American attorney
• 1935 - Vic Elford, British racing driver
• 1940 - Augie Auer, Meteorologist and television presenter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian McCahon Sinclair, AC, PC (born 10 June 1929) is a former Australian politician and leader of the National Party of Australia Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American biologist researcher ( Sociobiology, Biodiversity) theorist ( Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Grammy Award Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Branko Lustig (born June 10 1932 is a prominent Film producer. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgi Ivanov Atanasov (born June 10, 1933) was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party who served as Prime Minister from 1986-1990 Francis Lee Bailey Jr, commonly referred to as F Lee Bailey, (born June 10, 1933, in Waltham Massachusetts) is a legendary American Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Henry Elford (born in London, June 10, 1935) is a former Sportscar racing, Rallying and Formula One driver from Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. August H (Augie Auer Jr ( 10 June 1940 - 10 June 2007) was an atmospheric scientist and meteorologist in New Zealand. 2007)
• 1940 - John Stevens, British drummer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John William Stevens ( 10 June, 1940 in Brentford, Middlesex - 13 September, 1994 in Ealing, West London 1994)
• 1941 - Jürgen Prochnow, German actor
• 1941 - Mickey Jones, American musician and actor
• 1941 - Shirley Owens, American singer (Shirelles)
• 1941 - David Walker, Australian racing driver
• 1942 - Preston Manning, Canadian politician
• 1947 - Ken Singleton, American baseball player
• 1949 - John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
• 1950 - Elias Sosa, Major League Baseball pitcher
• 1951 - Dan Fouts, American football player
• 1953 - John Edwards, American politician
• 1956 - Georg Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• 1957 - Lindsay Hoyle, British politician
• 1957 - Hidetsugu Aneha, Japanese architect
• 1959 - Eliot Spitzer, American politician
• 1959 - Carlo Ancelotti, A. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jürgen Prochnow ( 'jʏɐgən 'pʀɔxnoː born June 10, 1941) is a German Actor. Mickey Jones (born June 10, 1941 in Houston Texas) is an American Musician and Actor. Shirley Owens (born June 10, 1941, in Henderson, North Carolina) was the member of the hit group the Shirelles. The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. David Walker (born June 10 1941 in Sydney) is an Australian former racing driver who drove for Lotus in the 1971 and 1972 Formula Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Preston Manning, CC (born June 10, 1942, in Edmonton Alberta) is a Right-wing populist Canadian politician Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Wayne Singleton (born June 10 1947) is a retired American Major League Baseball Outfielder / Designated hitter and Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu FRSA (born 10 June 1949 in Kampala, Uganda) is the 97th Archbishop of York, Metropolitan Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elias Sosa Martinez (born June 10, 1950 in La Vega Dominican Republic) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Daniel Francis Fouts (born June 10 1951) is a former American football Quarterback in the National Football League. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georg Borwin Duke of Mecklenburg ( Georg Borwin Friedrich Franz Karl Stephan Konrad Hubertus Maria Herzog zu Mecklenburg; born 10 June 1956) The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg is a North German Dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Lindsay Harvey Hoyle MP (born 10 June 1957) is an MP in the United Kingdom. is a former Japanese Architect and Builder accused of falsifying structural data regarding the Earthquake resistance of The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo) is a former footballer and the current manager of AC Milan C. Milan coach
• 1960 - Balakrishna Nandamuri, Indian actor
• 1960 - Maxi Priest, American musician
• 1961 - Kim Deal, American musician (Pixies), (The Breeders)
• 1961 - Kelley Deal, American musician (The Breeders)
• 1962 - Gina Gershon, American actress
• 1962 - Koma Wong Ka-Kui, Hong Kong musician (Beyond) (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nandamuri Balakrishna (నందమూరి బాలకృష్ణ (born June 10 1960) is one of the top Tollywood actors Maxi Priest (born Max Alfred Elliott, on 10 June 1960 in Lewisham, London) is an English Reggae Singer Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kimberly Ann Deal (born June 10, 1961) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Musician, best known as the bassist of the Pixies are an American Alternative rock band formed in Boston Massachusetts in 1986 The Breeders are an American Alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Throwing Muses ' Tanya Donelly Kelley Deal (born June 10, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, United States) is the lead guitarist of The Breeders and the The Breeders are an American Alternative rock band formed in 1988 by Kim Deal of the Pixies and Throwing Muses ' Tanya Donelly Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gina L Gershon (born June 10, 1962) is an American film and television actress, known for her roles in the films Cocktail Beyond was a famous rock band in Hong Kong that was founded in 1983 1993)
• 1962 - Vincent Perez, Swiss actor
• 1962 - Akie Abe, current First Lady of Japan
• 1962 - Brent Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1963 - Brad Henry, American politician (current Oklahoma governor)
• 1963 - Jeanne Tripplehorn, American actress
• 1964 - Jimmy Chamberlin, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• 1964 - Ben Daniels, British actor
• 1964 - Tony Martin, Australian comedian
• 1965 - Elizabeth Hurley, British actress
• 1966 - David Platt, English footballer
• 1967 - Emma Anderson, British guitarist and songwriter (Lush, Sing-Sing)
• 1968 - Jimmy Shea, American skeleton racer
• 1968 - The D.O.C., American rapper
• 1969 - Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian footballer
• 1969 - Kate Snow, American TV journalist
• 1970 - Mike Doughty, American singer
• 1971 - Bobby Jindal, Louisiana Congressman, Governor
• 1971 - Joel Hailey, American singer
• 1971 - Bruno N'Gotty, French footballer
• 1971 - Kyle Sandilands, Australian radio host and TV personality
• 1972 - Steven Fischer, American film producer and director
• 1972 - Radmila Šekerinska, Macedonian politician
• 1973 - Faith Evans, American singer
• 1973 - Pokey Reese, American baseball player
• 1973 - Flesh-N-Bone, American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
• 1975 - Henrik Pedersen, Danish footballer
• 1975 - Risto Jussilainen, Finnish ski jumper
• 1976 - Freddy García, American baseball player
• 1976 - Hadi Saei Bonehkohal, Persian taekwondoka
• 1976 - Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer
• 1976 - Esther Ouwehand, Dutch politician, parliamentarian for the Party for the Animals
• 1977 - Takako Matsu, Japanese singer and actress
• 1977 - Adam Darski, Polish musician most known for being the leader of Behemoth
• 1977 - Mike Rosenthal, American football player, sports radio talk show host
• 1978 - Shane West, American actor
• 1978 - Brian West, American soccer player
• 1979 - Konstantinos Loumpoutis, Greek footballer
• 1979 - Jake Tsakalidis, Georgian-Greek basketball player
• 1980 - Francelino Matuzalem, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 - Jessica Di Cicco, American actress
• 1981 - Burton O'Brien, Scottish footballer
• 1981 - Hoku, American singer and actress
• 1981 - Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein, of Jordan
• 1981 - Jonathan Bennett, actor (Mean Girls)
• 1982 - Princess Madeleine of Sweden
• 1982 - Tara Lipinski, American figure skater
• 1983 - Leelee Sobieski, American actress
• 1985 - Kristina Lundberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1985 - Vasilis Torosidis, Greek footballer
• 1987 - Amobi Okoye, Nigeria-born American football player
• 1987 - Martin Harnik, Austrian footballer
• 1987 - Kelly Vitz, American actress

Deaths

• 323 BC - Alexander the Great (b. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Pérez (born 10 June 1962) is a Swiss actor from Lausanne, Switzerland. is the wife of Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan. Born Akie Matsuzaki (松崎 昭恵 Matsuzaki Akie) Akie is regarded as a Socialite Brent Colin Sutter (born 10 June, 1962 in Viking, Alberta, Canada) is a retired National Hockey League (NHL player and current head Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry (born July 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Jeanne Marie Tripplehorn (born June 10, 1963) is an American Film actress. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Chamberlin (born June 10 1964 is an American Drummer, songwriter and producer. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Ben Daniels (born 10 June 1964 is a British actor A graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA he has taken on roles in numerous productions Tony Martin (born 10 June 1964) is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, Radio Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965 is an English model and former actress who became known as a girlfriend of Hugh Grant in the 1990s Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. David Platt may refer to David Platt (footballer -- A football player David Platt (Coronation Street -- A character on Coronation Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Emma Anderson (born 10 June 1967, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, London) is an English Musician. Lush were an English Shoegazing band formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996 Sing-Sing were an English Indie pop / Dream pop band formed in 1997 in London. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Shea Jr (born June 10, 1968) is a retired American skeleton racer who won the Gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2002 Winter Olympics Tracy Lynn Curry, known as The DOC, is an American rapper. He was a member of the Fila Fresh Crew and a creative force behind the rap group N Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Ronny Johnsen (born June 10, 1969 in Sandefjord) is a Norwegian football player Kate Snow (born June 10, 1969) is a co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend Edition on ABC. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Doughty (born June 10 1970) is an American singer and songwriter Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10 1971 is the current Republican governor of the U Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Bruno N'Gotty (born June 10 1971 in Lyon) is a French football player of Cameroonian ancestry who currently plays for Kyle Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian Radio host, best known for hosting with Jackie O, Australia's biggest interactive Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Thomas Fischer (born June 10 1972 is an American Film director and producer. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radmila Šekerinska (Радмила Шекеринска; born 10 June, 1972 in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia, present-day the Republic of Macedonia Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Faith Renée Evans (pronounced /feɪθ ɛvəns/) (born June 10, 1973) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record producer Calvin "50 Cent" Reese Jr (born June 10, 1973 in Columbia South Carolina) is a Major League Baseball Infielder Stanley Howse, better known as Flesh-N-Bone, is a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henrik Pedersen (born June 10 1975) is a versatile Danish professional footballer who prefers to play as a Forward. Risto Jussilainen (born June 10, 1975 in Jyväskylä) is a retired Finnish ski jumper. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddy Antonio García (born October 6, 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Hadi Saei Bonehkohal ( born June 10, 1976 in Ray) is an Iranian Taekwondo athlete who became the most successful iranian Stefan Postma (born June 10, 1976 in Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer and Goalkeeper who currently Esther Ouwehand (born June 10 1976 is a Dutch Politician. She is one of the two Members of Parliament for the Party for the Animals ( The Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren is a Political party in the Netherlands with two out of the one hundred and fifty seats in parliament. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays born, is a Japanese actress and pop singer/songwriter born on June 10, 1977 in Tokyo, Japan. Adam Michał Darski (born June 10, 1977) stage name Nergal, is a Polish metal musician for the Blackened death metal band Behemoth ( is a Polish Blackened death metal band They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish Extreme metal underground Mike Rosenthal (born June 10, 1977 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is an American football Offensive tackle who is currently retired Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Shane West (born June 10, 1978) is an American Actor and Singer. Brian West (born June 10, 1978 in LaGrange, Georgia) is an American Soccer Midfielder, who currently plays Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Konstantinos Loumpoutis (born June 10, 1979) is a Greek footballer who plays for Greek side Levadiakos. Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis ( in Greek: Ιάκωβος Τσακαλίδης) born June 10, 1979, in Rustavi, Georgian Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Matuzalem Francelino da Silva, commonly known as simply Matuzalem (born June 10, 1980 in Natal, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jessica Di Cicco (born on June 10, 1980 in Los Angeles California) is an American TV and movie actress. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Burton O'Brien (born June 10, 1981, in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former Scotland Under-21 midfielder currently Hōkū Christian Ho (born June 10, 1981) known simply as Hoku, is an American Musician, Songwriter, and actress Prince Hashem bin Al Hussein was born on June 10, 1981. He is the son of King Hussein and Queen Noor. Jonathan D Bennett (born June 10, 1981) is an American Actor. Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen Comedy film, directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Education From 1985-89 the Princess began her education at Västerled Parish Pre-School Tara Kristen Lipinski (born June 10 1982) is an American figure skater. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Leelee Sobieski (born June 10, 1983) is an American actress. Biography Personal life Sobieski was born Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Kristina Lundberg (born June 10, 1985 in Husum Sweden) is a Swedish Ice hockey player Vasilis Torosidis (Βασίλης Τοροσίδης born 10 June 1985, in Xanthi, Greece) is a football wingback who Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Amobi Okoye (born June 10, 1987 in Anambra, Nigeria) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Houston Texans Martin Harnik (born June 10, 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Werder Bremen and the Austrian national team Kelly Vitz (born June 10 1988 is an American Actress. She is best known for playing Magenta in the Disney movie Sky High. Events By place Macedonian Empire 10 June — In Babylon, Alexander the Great dies ten days after being taken ill Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' 356 BC)
• 1075 - Ernest of Austria (b. Events By place Persian Empire Having blamed the defeats by Philip II in Thessaly and Chalcidice on his colleagues Chares is Ernest the Brave (1027 &ndash 10 June 1075) was the Babenberg margrave of Austria from 1055 to his death following his father Adalbert 1027)
• 1190 - Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states 1122)
• 1424 - Duke Ernest of Austria (b. Ernest the Iron, officially Ernest Duke of Inner Austria ( German: Ernst der Eiserne; 1377 - June 10, 1424) was the ruler 1377)
• 1552 - Alexander Barclay, English poet
• 1556 - Martin Agricola, German composer (b. Dr Alexander Barclay (c 1476 &ndash 10 June 1552 English / Scottish Poet, was born about 1476 See Agricola for several other people of the same name Martin Agricola ( January 6, 1486 &ndash June 10, 1486)
• 1580 - Luís de Camões, Portuguese poet
• 1607 - John Popham, English politician
• 1654 - Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (b. Luís Vaz de Camões (luˈiʃ vaʃ dɨ kaˈmõĩʃ sometimes rendered in English from old Portuguese as Camoens) (c Sir John Popham ( 1531 - June 10 1607)was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1580 to 1583 Attorney General from 1 June Alessandro Algardi (July 31 1598 &ndash June 10 1654 was an Italian high- Baroque sculptor active almost exclusively in Rome, where for the latter 1598)
• 1680 - Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (b. Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna ( February 18, 1635 - June 10, 1680) was a Swedish Statesman. 1635)
• 1735 - Thomas Hearne, English antiquarian (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Hearne (July 1678 - 10 June 1735) English Antiquarian, was born at Littlefield Green in the parish of White Waltham, 1678)
• 1776 - Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Martin Leopold Widhalm ( October 2, 1722 &ndash June 10, 1776) was an Austrian Luthier. 1722)
• 1791 - Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte, French admiral (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte (born 1 November 1720 in Rennes; died 10 June 1791 in Brest) was a French 1720)
• 1831 - Hans Karl von Diebitsch, Russian field marshal (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch and Narden (Graf Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky, Иван Иванович Дибич-Забалканский) (born 1785)
• 1836 - André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap André-Marie Ampère (20 January 1775 &ndash 10 June 1836 was a French Physicist and Mathematician who is generally credited as one of the main discoverers 1775)
• 1849 - Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Robert Bugeaud Marquis de la Piconnerie Duc d'Isly ( October 15, 1784 - June 10, 1849) was a Marshal of France and The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1784)
• 1896 - Amelia Dyer, English murderer (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Amelia Dyer (1829 – June 10, 1896) became notorious as the "baby-farm" murderer of Victorian England. 1829)
• 1898 - Tuone Udaina, last speaker of the Dalmatian language. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tuone Udaina (died June 10, 1898; Antonio Udina in Italian was the last speaker of the Dalmatian language. Dalmatian is an extinct Romance language formerly spoken in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and as far south as Kotor in Montenegro
• 1899 - Ernest Chausson, French composer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Amédée-Ernest Chausson ( January 20, 1855 &ndash June 10, 1899) was a French romantic Composer who died just 1855)
• 1901 - Robert Williams Buchanan, British dramatist (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert Williams Buchanan ( August 18, 1841 - June 10, 1901) was a Scottish Poet, Novelist and Dramatist 1841)
• 1902 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (Folgueroles May 17, 1845 - Vallvidrera June 10, 1902) is one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature 1845)
• 1909 - Edward Everett Hale, American author (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward Everett Hale ( April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author and Unitarian clergyman 1822)
• 1912 - Anton Aškerc, Slovenian poet (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the 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 Anton Aškerc ( 9 January 1856 &ndash 10 June 1912) was a Slovene Poet and Roman Catholic Priest, 1856)
• 1918 - Arrigo Boito, Italian composer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arrigo Boito ( February 24, 1842 &ndash June 10, 1918) aka Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito Pseudonym Tobia Gorrio was an Italian 1842)
• 1923 - Pierre Loti, French sailor (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 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Marie-Julien Viaud ( January 14, 1850 - June 10, 1923) was a writer who used the Pseudonym Pierre Loti. 1850)
• 1926 - Antoni Gaudí, Spanish, Catalan architect (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1852)
• 1930 - Adolf Harnack, German theologian (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolf von Harnack ( May 7, 1851 &ndash June 10, 1930) was a German theologian and prominent church historian 1851)
• 1934 - Frederick Delius, English composer (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Albert Theodore Delius CH (29 January 1862 &ndash 10 June 1934 was an English Composer born in Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire 1862)
• 1937 - Robert Borden, eighth Prime Minister of Canada (b. 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 Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with his cousin Frederick Borden, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence from 1896 to 1911 The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1854)
• 1940 - Marcus Garvey, American civil rights activist (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr, National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 10 June 1940 was a Publisher, Journalist, Entrepreneur, Black nationalist 1887)
• 1944 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willem Jacob van Stockum ( November 20 1910 - June 10 1944) was a physicist who made an important contribution to the early development of 1910)
• 1946 - Jack Johnson, American boxer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur John Johnson (March 31 1878 – June 10 1946 better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” was an American boxer and 1878)
• 1947 - Alexander Bethune, Canadian politician (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Bethune ( January 1, 1852 - June 10, 1947) merchant was the twelfth Mayor of Vancouver British Columbia, serving 1852)
• 1949 - Sigrid Undset, Norwegian writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sigrid Undset ( 20 May, 1882 &ndash 10 June, 1949) was a Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1882)
• 1958 - Angelina Weld Grimke, American journalist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1880)
• 1959 - Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (b. 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 year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zoltán Meskó de Széplak ( 12 March 1883 - 10 June 1959) was a leading Hungarian Nazi during the 1930s 1883)
• 1967 - Spencer Tracy, 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 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and 1900)
• 1971 - Michael Rennie, English actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Michael Rennie ( 25 August[[ 909]]&ndash 10 June[[ 971]] was an English film television and stage actor best known for his starring role as the benevolent 1909)
• 1973 - William Inge, American playwright (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 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. William Motter Inge (ˈɪndʒ "inj" –) was an American playwright and novelist whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with 1913)
• 1973 - Erich von Manstein, German military commander (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erich von Manstein ( November 24, 1887 &ndash June 9 1973) served the German military as a lifelong professional soldier 1887)
• 1974 - Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974 was a member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V 1900)
• 1976 - Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-born producer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolf Zukor, born Adolph Cukor, ( January 7, 1873 &ndash June 10, 1976) was a film mogul and founder of Paramount 1873)
• 1982 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German author (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31 1945 &ndash June 10 1982 was a German Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. 1945)
• 1982 - Addie "Micki" Harris, American singer (Shirelles) (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. 1940)
• 1986 - Merle Miller, American biographer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Merle Miller ( May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986) was an American novelist best known for his biographies of Presidents Harry Truman and 1919)
• 1987 - Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Mary Elizabeth Hartman ( December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American Actress, best known for her performance 1943)
• 1988 - Louis L'Amour, American author (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Louis L'Amour ( March 22, 1908 &ndash June 10, 1988) was an American author 1908)
• 1991 - Vercors, French writer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Jean Bruller ( February 26, 1902 – June 10, 1991) was a French Writer and Illustrator who co-founded Les 1902)
• 1992 - U. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) S. Army Sgt. Zak Hernández (b. Sergeant Zak Hernández Laporte (b 1970&ndash June 10, 1992) was a 22-year-old member of the United States Army who was killed in Panama 1973)
• 1993 - Les Dawson, English Comedian (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Les Dawson (born 2 February 1931 in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire, England died 10 June 1993 was a popular English 1934)
• 1996 - George Hees, Canadian politician (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) George Harris Hees PC, OC ( June 17 1910 - June 11 1996) was a Canadian Politician. 1910)
• 1996 - Jo Van Fleet, American actress (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jo Van Fleet ( December 30, 1914 &ndash June 10, 1996) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award - winning American 1914)
• 1998 - Hammond Innes, English author (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Ralph Hammond Innes ( July 15, 1913 &ndash June 10, 1998) was an English author who wrote over 30 novels as well as children's 1914)
• 1998 - Jim Hearn, American baseball player (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Tolbert "Jumbo Jim" Hearn ( April 11 1921 – June 10 1998) was an American right-handed Pitcher in 1921)
• 2000 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Hafez al-Assad (حافظ الأسد) ( October 6, 1930 &ndash June 10, 2000) was president of Syria, for three President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية 1930)
• 2000 - Brian Statham, English cricketer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Brian "George" Statham CBE ( June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester – June 10, 2000, Stockport 1930)
• 2001 - Princess Leila of Iran (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Princess Leila of Iran ( Leila Pahlavi) (Persian لیلا پهلوی ‎ March 27, 1970 – June 10, 2001) Born in Tehran 1970)
• 2001 - Mike Mentzer, American bodybuilder (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Mentzer ( November 15, 1951 - June 10, 2001) was an American former IFBB professional bodybuilder, 1951)
• 2002 - John Gotti, American gangster (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The 1940)
• 2003 - Donald Regan, Chief of Staff and U.S. Treasury Secretary (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Thomas Regan ( December 21, 1918 &ndash June 10, 2003) was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury, from 1981 to 1985 The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government. 1918)
• 2003 - Bernard Williams, English philosopher (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams FBA (21 September 1929 &ndash 10 June 2003 has been described as the most important British moral philosopher of his time 1929)
• 2003 - Dr Phil Williams, Welsh politician and scientist (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Philip James Stradling Williams ( 11 January 1939 – 10 June 2003) was a Welsh Politician for Plaid Cymru 1939)
• 2004 - Ray Charles, American musician (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American 1930)
• 2005 - Curtis Pitts, American aircraft designer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curtis Pitts ( December 9, 1916 – June 10, 2005) of Stillmore Georgia, was a Designer of a series of popular Aerobatic 1915)
• 2007 - Augie Auer, Meteorologist and television presenter (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. August H (Augie Auer Jr ( 10 June 1940 - 10 June 2007) was an atmospheric scientist and meteorologist in New Zealand. 1940)
• 2008 - Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani-Soviet writer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chinghiz Aitmatov (Чыңгыз Айтматов tʃɯŋˈʀɯs ɑjtˈmɑtəf Чингиз Торекулович Айтматов (born 12 December 1928 in 1928)

Holidays and observances

• Roman Empire – fourth day of the Vestalia in honor of Vesta
• Portugal Day – National day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities
• Saint Anianus, bishop of Chartres
• Blessed Getulius, Amancius and Cerealus, martyrs
• Saint Landericus, bishop of Paris (Landry), confessor
• Saint Onuphrius, hermit, confessor
• Blessed Margaret, queen of Scotland
• Saint Olivia

External links

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

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Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full 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. Portugal Day ( Dia de Portugal) officially Dia de Camões de Portugal e das Comunidades Portuguesas ("Day of Camões Portugal, and the Portuguese Luís Vaz de Camões (luˈiʃ vaʃ dɨ kaˈmõĩʃ sometimes rendered in English from old Portuguese as Camoens) (c Anianus of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 68 to 82 a position which preceded the Popes of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Greek Saint Getulius (d 120 AD is venerated together with Amantius (Amancius Cerealus (Caerealis, and Primitivus (Getulio Amancio Cereale e Primitivo as a Saint Landry (Landericus of Paris (d ca 661 was a Bishop of Paris and Saint. Onuphrius ( Greek: Ονούφριος from Egyptian: Wnn-nfr meaning "he-who-is-continuingly-good" venerated as Saint Onuphrius Saint Margaret (c 1045 – 16 November 1093 was the sister of Edgar Ætheling, the short-ruling and uncrowned Anglo-Saxon King of England. Saint Olivia was according to legend the beautiful daughter of a noble Sicilian family

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