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June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th 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 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 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 191 days remaining until the end of the year.

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

Events

• 1305 - Flemish-French peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge was a peace treaty signed on June 23, 1305 between King Philip IV of France and Robert III of Flanders.
• 1314 - Start of the Battle of Bannockburn south of Stirling, Edward II of England & Robert I of Scotland met in battle. The Battle of Bannockburn ( Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich in Gaelic (24 June 1314 was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at For the play see Edward II (play. For the film see Edward II (film. Robert I King of Scots ( 11 July, 1274 &ndash 7 June, 1329) usually known in modern English as Robert the Bruce ( Scotland won and Edward fled the field and Scotland.
• 1532 - Henry VIII and François I sign secret treaty against Emperor Charles V. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Francis I (September 12 1494 &ndash March 31 1547 was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547 Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was
• 1565 - Turgut Reis (Dragut), commander of the Ottoman Navy dies, during the Siege of Malta. Turgut Reis ( 1485 - June 23, 1565) was a Turkish Privateer and Ottoman Admiral as well as Bey of Turgut Reis ( 1485 - June 23, 1565) was a Turkish Privateer and Ottoman Admiral as well as Bey of The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish For the 1940-42 siege see " Siege of Malta (World War II " The Siege of Malta (also known as the Great Siege of Malta) took
• 1611 - The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again. Henry Hudson' (1570 &ndash 1611 was an English Sea explorer and Navigator in the early 17th century
• 1661 - Marriage contract between Charles II of England & Catharina of Portugal. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
• 1683 - William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania. William Penn ( October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• 1713 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture ( ACADIA) is a Non-profit organization active in the area of Computer-aided architectural design Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1757 - Battle of Plassey - 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj Ud Daulah at Plassey. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of Plassey (পলাশীর যুদ্ধ Pôlashir Juddho) was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Clive of India redirects here For the film see Clive of India (film. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mîrzâ Mohammad Sirâjud Dawla, more popularly known as Siraj ud-Daulah (1733 &ndash July 2, 1757) was the last independent Nawab of WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Palashi (পলাশী Pôlashi, formerly rendered in English: Plassey) is a small
• 1758 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld - British forces defeat French troops at Krefeld in Germany. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The Battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Créfeld was a battle fought on June 23 1758 between a Prussian - Hanoverian The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. History The origins of the town were in Roman times when the legions founded the military camp of Gelduba (today the borough of Gellep Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1760 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Landeshut - Austria beats Prussia. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths The Battle of Landeshut was an engagement fought on June 23, 1760 during the Seven Years' War. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state
• 1794 - Empress of Russia Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the
• 1810 - John Jacob Astor forms the Pacific Fur Company. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July The Pacific Fur Company was founded June 23, 1810, in New York City
• 1812 - War of 1812: Great Britain had revoked the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1860 - The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Government Printing Office (GPO is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government.
• 1865 - American Civil War: At Fort Towson in Oklahoma Territory Confederate General Stand Watie surrenders the last significant rebel army. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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 Fort Towson was a Frontier outpost for Frontier Army Quartermasters along the Permanent Indian Frontier located about two miles northeast of the Oklahoma Territory was an Organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Stand Watie ( 12 December 1806 &ndash 9 September 1871) (also known as Standhope Oowatie, Degataga "stand
• 1868 - Christopher Latham Sholes receives a patent for Type-Writer. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Christopher Latham Sholes ( February 14, 1819 - February 17, 1890) was an American Inventor who invented the first A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium
• 1887 - The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Rocky Mountains Park Act was enacted on June 23, 1887 by the Parliament of Canada, establishing Banff National Park which was then known Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Banff National Park (ˈbæmf is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies.
• 1888 - Frederick Douglass is the first African-American nominated for US president. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, February 14 1818 February 20 1895 was an American abolitionist, editor, Orator
• 1894 - International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the
• 1914 - Taking of Zacatecas by Francisco Villa from Victoriano Huerta. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Zacatecas is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. It is located in the north-central region and it is bounded to the northwest by Durango Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa José Victoriano Huerta Márquez ( Colotlán, Jalisco, December 22, 1850, &ndash January 13, 1916 in El Paso
• 1917 - In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Ernest Grady Shore (born near East Bend North Carolina March 24 1891 - September 24 1980) was an American right-handed George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of
• 1919 - Defeat of German forces at Cesis in northern Latvia during Estonian Liberation War, now celebrated annually as Estonian Victory Day. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Estonian War of Independence (Vabadussõda literally "freedom war" which occurred in 1918-1920 took place during the Russian Civil War, was the
• 1926 - The College Board administers the first SAT exam. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The College Board is a Not-for-profit Examination board in the United States that was formed in 1900 The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the
• 1931 - Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wiley Hardeman Post ( November 22, 1898 &ndash August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world
• 1938 - The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law, forming the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the United States. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Governments have played an important part in shaping air transportation Governments have played an important part in shaping air transportation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1940 - World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France. 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 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1941 - Lithuanian Activist Front initiates Lithuanian 1941 independence from the Soviet Union; it lasted only briefly as the Nazis occupied Lithuania a few weeks later. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lithuanian Activist Front (Lithuanian Lietuvos Aktyvistų Frontas) commonly abbreviated as LAF was a short-lived organisation established in 1940 when Lithuania was occupied The Lithuanian 1941 independence was a brief period in the history of Lithuania between the first Soviet occupation, and the chaos immediately following Nazi
• 1942 - World War II: The first selections for the gas chamber at Auschwitz take place on a trainload of Jews from Paris. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A gas chamber is an apparatus for killing consisting of a sealed chamber into which a Poisonous or Asphyxiant gas is introduced "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1942 - World War II: Germany's latest fighter, a Focke-Wulf FW190 is captured intact when it mistakenly lands in Wales. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1943 - World War II: The British destroyers Eclipse and Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located HMS Eclipse was an E class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched by Denny in 1934 Construction and commissioning Laforey was ordered from the yards of Yarrow Shipbuilders, Scotstoun, Glasgow on 31 March 1938 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Early career Newfoundland was built by Swan Hunter and launched 19 December 1941 by the wife of the then British Minister of Labour Ernest Bevin.
• 1945 - The Imperial Japanese armed forces ended organized resistance to the U. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar S. armed forces in the Mabuni area on the southern tip of the main island of Okinawa. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū
• 1947 - The United States Senate follows the United States House of Representatives in overriding U. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. S. President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation.
• 1955 - In the Strahov Stadium in Prague the 1st all-national Spartakiáda begins. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Great Strahov Stadium ( Velký strahovský stadion in Czech) is a Stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• 1958 - The Dutch Reformed Church accepts women ministers. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dutch Reformed Church (in Dutch: Nederlandse Hervormde Kerk or NHK was one of many branches of churches coming out of the Protestant Reformation in Europe
• 1959 - Convicted Manhattan Project spy Klaus Fuchs is released after only nine years in prison and allowed to emigrate to Dresden, East Germany (where he resumed a scientific career). The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs ( December 29, 1911 &ndash January 28, 1988) was a German -born theoretical physicist and Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state
• 1959 - A fire in a resort hotel in Stalheim, Norway kills 34 people. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• 1967 - Cold War: U. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for the three-day Glassboro Summit Conference. Alexey Nikolayevich Kosygin (Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин Aleksej Nikolajevič Kosygin; February 20 1904 - December Glassboro is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The Glassboro Summit Conference was a 1967 summit meeting held during the Cold War, between United States President Lyndon B
• 1967 - Mohawk Airlines Flight 40 crashes due to an incorrectly installed valve, killing all 34 on board. Mohawk Airlines Flight 40 was a scheduled passenger flight between Elmira New York and Washington DC.
• 1968 - 74 are killed and 150 injured in a football stampede towards a closed exit in a Buenos Aires stadium. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern
• 1969 - Warren E. Burger is sworn in as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring chief Earl Warren. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warren Earl Burger ( September 17 1907 – June 25 1995) was Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986 The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Earl Warren ( March 19, 1891 July 9, 1974) was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the only person ever elected thrice
• 1972 - Watergate Scandal: U. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House chief of staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H R Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) ( October 27, 1926 &ndash November 12, near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's
• 1972 - 45 countries leave the Sterling Area, allowing their currencies to fluctuate independently of the British Pound. The sterling area came into existence at the outbreak of the second world war.
• 1973 - A fire at a house in Hull, England, which kills a six year old boy is passed off as an accident; it later emerges as the first of 26 deaths by fire caused over the next seven years by arsonist Peter Dinsdale. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1985 - A terrorist bomb aboard Air India flight 182 brings the Boeing 747 down off the coast of Ireland; killing all 329 people aboard. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Air India Flight 182 was an Air India operating on the Montreal - London - Delhi route
• 1988 - James Hansen testifies to U. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) This is about the American scientist/administrator For others see James Hansen (disambiguation. S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that it was 99% probable that global warming had begun. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the
• 1990 - Moldavia declares independence. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians
• 1991 - Sonic the Hedgehog is released in the U. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. is a Platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Mega Drive/Genesis system S. and Europe.

Births

• 47 BC - Pharaoh Ptolemy XV of Egypt
• 1373 - Queen Joan II of Naples (d. Year 47 BC was a year of the pre-Julian calendar. Events By place Rome Consuls Quintus Fufius Calenus, Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar Greek: Πτολεμαῖος ΙΕʹ Φιλοπάτωρ Φιλομήτωρ Καῖσαρ Joan II (23 June 23 1373 &ndash 2 February 1435 was Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death 1435)
• 1433 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. Francis II (in Breton Frañsez II, in French François II) ( June 23 1433 &ndash September 9 1488 1488)
• 1456 - Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. For the queen consort of Norway historically known as her namesake see Margaret I of Denmark. James III (c 1451/1452 &ndash 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 to 1488 1486)
• 1534 - Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. ( June 23, 1534 &ndash June 21, 1582) was a major Daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history 1582)
• 1596 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. Johan Banér ( 23 June 1596 – 10 May 1641) was a Swedish Field Marshal in the Thirty Years' War. 1641)
• 1612 - André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. André Tacquet ( Antwerp June 23, 1612 &ndash December 22, Antwerp 1660 was a Flemish Mathematician. 1660)
• 1668 - Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (d. Giambattista Vico, Giambattista Vigo or Giovanni Battista Vico ( June 23, 1668 – January 23, 1744) was an Italian 1744)
• 1683 - Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (d. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Étienne Fourmont ( June 23 1683 - December 8, 1745) was a French Orientalist. 1745)
• 1703 - Maria Leszczyńska, queen of Louis XV of France (d. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This is the correct spelling in modern Polish various other spellings are also used in English and French Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1768)
• 1716 - Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Fletcher Norton 1st Baron Grantley PC ( June 23, 1716 &ndash January 1, 1789) was an English Politician. 1789)
• 1750 - Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (d. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu (Dolomieu near La Tour-du-Pin, June 23, 1750 - Chateauneuf 1801)
• 1763 - Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie June 23 1763 &ndash May 29 1814) was the first 1814)
• 1799 - John Milton Bernhisel, American physician (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Milton Bernhisel ( June 23, 1799 - September 28, 1881) was an American physician politician and early member of the Church of Jesus 1881)
• 1800 - Karol Marcinkowski, Polish physician and social activist (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Karol Marcinkowski ( 23 June 1800 in Poznań &ndash 6 November 1846) was a Polish physician social activist in the Greater Poland 1846)
• 1824 - Carl Reinecke, German musician and composer (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke ( June 23, 1824 &ndash 1910)
• 1884 - Cyclone Taylor, ice hockey player (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Frederick Wellington "Cyclone" Taylor, OBE ( June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian Professional 1979)
• 1888 - Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the American politician Bronson Cutting 1935)
• 1889 - Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 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 Anna Akhmatova (А́нна Ахма́това real name А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко ( — March 5 1966 was the Pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko 1966)
• 1894 - Alfred Kinsey, American entomologist and sexologist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfred Charles Kinsey (June 23 1894 &ndash August 25 1956 was an American Biologist and professor of Entomology and Zoology, who in 1947 1956)
• 1894 - King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1972)
• 1902 - Mathias Wieman, German actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mathias Wieman ( Carl Heinrich Franz Mathias Wieman) ( 23 June 1902 - 3 December 1969)
• 1903 - Paul Joseph James Martin, Canadian politician (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Paul Joseph James Martin, PC, CC, QC ( June 23, 1903 &ndash September 14, 1992) often referred to as 1992)
• 1905 - Jack Pickersgill, Canadian politician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Whitney "Jack" Pickersgill, PC, CC ( June 23, 1905 - November 14, 1997) was a Canadian Civil 1997)
• 1907 - James Meade, English economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 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 James Edward Meade ( June 23 1907, Swanage, Dorset December 22 1995, Cambridge) was a British Economist The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1995)
• 1909 - David Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting David Lewis (born Losz) CC, (June 23 or October 1909 -May 23 1981 was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician 1981)
• 1910 - Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (ʒɑ̃ anwi June 23, 1910 &ndash October 3, 1987) was a French Dramatist. 1987)
• 1910 - Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Gordon Bitner Hinckley ( June 23 1910 – January 27 2008) was an American religious leader who served as the fifteenth president The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 2008)
• 1910 - Milt Hinton, American jazz bassist (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Milt Hinton born Milton John Hilton ( Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 23, 1910; d 2000)
• 1912 - Alan Turing, English mathematician, often considered to be the father of modern computer science (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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 Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS (ˈt(jʊ(ərɪŋ (23 June 1912 &ndash 7 June 1954 was an English Mathematician 1954)
• 1916 - Len Hutton, English cricketer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Leonard Hutton (born June 23, 1916 in Fulneck near Pudsey, Yorkshire, died September 6, 1990 in 1990)
• 1919 - Muhammad Boudiaf, Algerian political leader (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 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 1992)
• 1922 - Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hal Laycoe ( June 23, 1922 in Sutherland, Saskatchewan - April 29, 1998) was a Canadian Ice hockey defenceman 1998)
• 1925 - Miriam Karlin, English actress
• 1927 - Bob Fosse, American choreographer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miriam Karlin (born 23 June 1925) is a British actress. Born Miriam Samuels in Hampstead, North London, she was brought Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse ( June 23, 1927 – September 23, 1987) was an American Musical theater Choreographer and 1987)
• 1929 - June Carter Cash, American singer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne 2003)
• 1935 - Maurice Ferre, mayor of Miami
• 1936 - Costas Simitis, Prime Minister of Greece
• 1937 - Martti Ahtisaari, President of Finland
• 1937 - Niki Sullivan, American guitarist (The Crickets)
• 1940 - Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice A Ferre (born June 23, 1935) is a former mayor Ferre was the first United States mayor born in Puerto Rico and the first Hispanic Mayor of Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantinos Simitis (Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born June 23, 1936) usually referred to as Costas Simitis, was Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari ( pronounced) (born on June 23 1937 is a former President of Finland (1994–2000 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner and The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Niki M Sullivan ( June 23, 1937 &ndash April 6, 2004) was an American Rock and roll Guitar player born in The Crickets were a rock band from Lubbock Texas, formed by Singer / Songwriter Buddy Holly in the 1950s Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 2003)
• 1940 - Lord Irvine of Lairg, Scottish Lord Chancellor
• 1940 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine Baron Irvine of Lairg, PC, QC (born 23 June 1940 known as Derry Irvine, is a British Lawyer and The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. Wilma Glodean Rudolph ( June 23, 1940 &ndash November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and in the 1960 Summer Olympics 1994)
• 1940 - Stuart Sutcliffe, English musician (The Beatles) (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 &ndash 10 April 1962 was an Artist, and the original bassist of The Beatles for two years The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 1962)
• 1941 - Robert Hunter, American lyricist and poet (The Grateful Dead)
• 1941 - Richard M. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert C Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American Lyricist, Singer songwriter, and Poet, best known for his association The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Richie Roberts, Former Marine and New Jersey Police Detective, Criminal Defense Attorney
• 1943 - James Levine, American conductor
• 1943 - Vint Cerf, American Internet pioneer, Turing Award laureate
• 1945 - John Garang, Leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) and former Vice-President of Sudan under Omar al-Bashir
• 1945 - Kjell Albin Abrahamson, Swedish journalist and writer. Richard M "Richie" Roberts (born June 23 1941 is a former New Jersey Police Detective and defense Attorney. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Lawrence Levine (born 23 June 1943) is an American orchestral conductor and pianist. Vinton Gray "Vint" Cerf His contributions have been recognized repeatedly with honorary degrees and awards that include the National Medal of Technology, and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dr John Garang de Mabior ( June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was First Vice President Sudan and former leader of the Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Kjell Albin Abrahamson (born June 23, 1945 in Alsen, Jämtland) is a Swedish journalist and author
• 1946 - Ted Shackleford, American actor
• 1947 - Bryan Brown, Australian actor
• 1948 - Clarence Thomas, U. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ted Shackelford, born June 23, 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is an American Actor. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian actor Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American Jurist. He has been serving as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United S. Supreme Court Justice
• 1948 - Darhyl S. Ramsey, American author
• 1948 - Myles Goodwyn, Canadian guitarist and vocalist (April Wine)
• 1949 - Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster
• 1950 - Douglas C. Lord, Canadian businessman
• 1951 - Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
• 1955 - Glenn Danzig, American musician (The Misfits and Danzig)
• 1955 - Jordan, British actress and model
• 1955 - Jean Tigana, French footballer
• 1955 - Pierre Corbeil, Quebec politician
• 1956 - Randy Jackson, American music producer
• 1957 - Frances McDormand, American actress
• 1960 - Donald Harrison, American musician
• 1960 - Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese musician and programmer
• 1961 - Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist
• 1962 - Chuck Billy, American singer (Testament)
• 1962 - Kari Takko, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1962 - Kevin Yagher, TV/film special effects technician
• 1963 - Colin Montgomerie, Scottish golfer
• 1963 - Steve Shelley, American musician (Crucifucks and Sonic Youth)
• 1964 - Joss Whedon, American producer, director, and screenwriter
• 1964 - Yun Lou, Chinese gymnast
• 1965 - Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis)
• 1966 - Chico DeBarge, American musician (DeBarge)
• 1966 - Richie Ren, Taiwanese musician
• 1967 - Paul King, New Zealand politician
• 1967 - Helen Geake, British archaeologist
• 1969 - Martin Klebba, American actor
• 1970 - Robert Brooks, American football player
• 1970 - Martin Deschamps, Quebec rock singer
• 1970 - Yann Tiersen, French musician
• 1971 - Felix Potvin, Canadian hockey player
• 1972 - Selma Blair, American actress
• 1972 - Ron Corning, American television anchor
• 1972 - Zinedine Zidane, French footballer
• 1973 - Marie N, Latvian singer
• 1974 - Joel Edgerton, Australian actor
• 1975 - Kevin Dyson, American football player
• 1975 - KT Tunstall, Scottish singer and songwriter
• 1976 - Wade Barrett, American soccer player
• 1976 - Joe Becker, American musician
• 1976 - Brandon Stokley, American football player
• 1976 - Patrick Monahan, British comedian
• 1976 - Patrick Vieira, French footballer
• 1977 - Miguel Ángel Angulo, Spanish footballer
• 1977 - Hayden Foxe, Australian footballer
• 1977 - Jason Mraz, American singer and songwriter
• 1978 - Memphis Bleek, American rapper
• 1978 - Matt Light, American football player
• 1978 - Frédéric Leclercq, French bassist (Dragonforce)
• 1979 - LaDainian Tomlinson, American football player
• 1980 - Becky Cloonan, American comic book artist
• 1980 - Ramnaresh Sarwan, Guyanese cricketer
• 1983 - Jason Berrent, American performer
• 1983 - Brooks Laich, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 - Duffy, Welsh Singer
• 1988 - Isabella Leong Lok-Sze, Hong Kong singer, actress and model
• 1988 - Chellsie Memmel, American gymnast

Deaths

• 79 - Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. Darhyl S Ramsey is a Professor of Music in the Division of Music Education at the University of North Texas. Myles Goodwyn (born in Woodstock, New Brunswick) is a Record producer, Guitarist, lead vocalist, main songwriter and founding April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969 According to the band they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Bray AM (born 23 June 23 1949 has risen to prominence as one of Australia 's leading sports commentators earning himself the title "The Voice of Rugby" Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doug and Michelle Lord reside in Rochester, New York They are Canadian citizens Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Michèle Mouton (born 23 June 1951 in Grasse) is a former French rally driver Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur The Misfits are an American Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Jordan (born Pamela Rooke on 23 June 1955) in Seaford, East Sussex, is a model and Actress noted for Jean Amadou Tigana (born 23 June 1955 in Bamako, Mali) is a football manager and former player having played in Midfield Pierre Corbeil (born June 23, 1955 in Saint-Hyacinthe Quebec) is a Quebec Politician and Dentist. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson (born June 23 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is best known as a judge on American Idol; he is Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Film, stage, and television Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Harrison Jr (b June 23, 1960, New Orleans Louisiana) is an American Jazz saxophonist. Tatsuya Uemura (ja 上村建也 Uemura Tatsuya, born June 23, 1960) is a Japanese Arcade game Musician and Programmer Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zoran Janjetov ( Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Јањетов born June 23, 1961, Subotica) is a Serbian comics Artist Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chuck Billy (Born June 23, 1962) is an American vocalist who is best known as the vocalist for the Thrash metal band Testament Testament is an American Thrash metal band from California. Testament has two Top 40 albums and one Top 50 album to its credit in the UK Kari Takko (born June 23, 1962 in Uusikaupunki, Finland) is a retired Finnish Ice hockey Goaltender. Kevin Troy Yagher (born June 23, 1962 in Illinois, US) is a Special effects technician known for Freddy Krueger 's Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Although Scottish by birth and ethnicity he was raised in Yorkshire, England, where his father James was Managing Director of Fox's Biscuits Steven Jay Shelley (b 23 June 1963, Midland Michigan) is an American Drummer, best known as the drummer of Alternative rock The Crucifucks were a Lansing, Michigan -based Punk rock band formed in 1982. Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Hill " Joss " Whedon ( born June 23, 1964 in New York City is an Academy Award -nominated and Hugo Award Lou Yun ( Chinese 楼云 born June 23, 1964) is a Chinese gymnast who competed in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics games Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (born 23 June 1965, Burnage, Manchester, England) is one of the founding members of English Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966 in Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American R&B singer and a younger brother DeBarge was an American Music group, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, Funk, and later gospel. Richie Ren (born June 23 1966 in Changhua County, Taiwan, Republic of China) is a popular Taiwanese singer and actor Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Paul King is a New Zealand political candidate In the 1999 elections and the 2002 elections, he stood as a candidate for ACT New Zealand Dr Helen Geake is one of the key members of Channel 4 's popular and long-running Archaeology series Time Team, presented by Tony Robinson, along Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Klebba (born June 23 1969) is an American actor and Stunt performer. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Brooks (born June 23, 1970 in Greenwood South Carolina) is a former American football Wide receiver who played for the Martin Deschamps ( June 23, 1970 — is a Canadian rock singer from Quebec. Guillaume Yann Tiersen (born 23 June 1970) is a French musician and composer known internationally for composing the score to the Jean-Pierre Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Selma Blair (born June 23 1972) is an American actress After numerous supporting roles in the 1990s she starred in the film Cruel Intentions Ron Corning (born June 23 1971) is an American Television host who most recently worked as an anchor of Good Day New Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Marija Naumova (born June 23 1973, in Latvia) is a Latvian singer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Joel Edgerton (born June 23, 1974) is an Australian film and television actor Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Tyree Dyson (born June 23, 1975 in Logan, Utah) is a former American football Wide receiver of the National Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975 is a Scottish Singer-songwriter. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wade Barrett (born June 23 1976 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American Soccer defender, who currently plays for Houston Dynamo For the baseball player & coach see Joe Becker (baseball Joseph Christopher Becker Jr Brandon Stokley (born June 23, 1976 in Blacksburg Virginia) is an American football player in the National Football League who currently Patrick Monahan (born June 23, 1976 in Ahvaz, Iran) is an Irish - Iranian Stand-up comedian born to an Irish Patrick Vieira (born June 23, 1976 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese -born French - Cape Verdean international Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Miguel Ángel Angulo Valderrey, simply Angulo (born 23 June 1977 in Oviedo, Asturias) is a Spanish footballer Hayden Vernon Foxe (born June 23, 1977 in Sydney) is an Australian Football (soccer player currently playing for A-League Jason Mraz ( IPA: /ˈdʒeɪsʌn mɜrˈæz/ born June 23, 1977) is a Singer-songwriter, born and raised in Mechanicsville Virginia Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Malik Thuston Cox, better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek, is a New York Rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978 in Greenville Ohio) is an American football Offensive lineman for the New England Frédéric Leclercq (born June 23, 1978 in France) is the bassist for Power metal band DragonForce and the frontman in his own DragonForce are a British band formed in 1999 History DragonForce was formed in 1998 from the remnants of the band Demoniac under the name LaDainian Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is an American football player who currently plays Running back for the San Diego Chargers Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Becky Cloonan (born 23 June 1980 in Pisa, Italy) is an American Comic book creator known for her Manga -influenced Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980, Wakenaam Island Guyana) is a West Indian Cricketer of Indo-Guyanese Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jason Berrent (born June 23, 1983) in Fairfax VA is an American Performer and former renowned gymnast who has performed with the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Brooks Laich (ˈlaɪk pronounced "LIKE" born June 23, 1983) is a Canadian Ice hockey player with the Washington Capitals Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Aimee Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984 in Bangor Gwynedd, Wales) known professionally as Duffy, is a Welsh R&B Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Isabella Leong ( Traditional Chinese: 梁洛施 Pinyin: Liáng Luò Shī is a Hong Kong -based Singer, Actress, and model Chellsie Marie Memmel (born June 23, 1988 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American Gymnast. Year 79 was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian ( November 17 9 &ndash June 23 79) was a Roman Emperor who The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 9)
• 1018 - Henry I of Austria
• 1555 - Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. Year 9 ( IX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Henry I of Austria (died June 23, 1018) also known as Henry the Strong (Ger Pedro Mascarenhas ( 1470 - June 23, 1555) was a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator 1470)
• 1582 - Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. was a military commander in the Sengoku period. He was a retainer of the Mōri clan and the lord of the Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. 1537)
• 1615 - Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord (b. was a Daimyo in Azuchi-Momoyama period, and one of the Go-Bugyō appointed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. 1545)
• 1677 - Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (b. Wilhelm Ludwig Duke of Württemberg ( 7 January 1647 - 23 June 1677) served as ruler of the senior Duchy of Württemberg from 1674 until his death 1647)
• 1686 - William Coventry, English statesman
• 1707 - John Mill, English theologian
• 1733 - Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (b. Sir William Coventry (c 1628 - 23 June 1686) was an English statesman Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the seventeenth-century theologian. See John Stuart Mill for the nineteenth-century utilitarian Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Jakob Scheuchzer ( August 2, 1672 &ndash June 23, 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich. 1672)
• 1770 - Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Mark Akenside (November 9 1721 &ndash June 23 1770 was an English Poet and Physician. 1721)
• 1775 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pöllnitz ( February 25, 1692 &ndash June 23, 1775) was a German adventurer and writer from Issum 1692)
• 1779 - Ras Mikael Sehul, warlord of Ethiopia (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikael Sehul ( Tigrinya "Mikael the Astute" – his name at birth was Blatta Mikael; c NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page about 1691)
• 1806 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mathurin Jacques Brisson ( 30 April 1723 &ndash 23 June 1806) was a French Zoologist and natural philosopher 1723)
• 1832 - James Hall, Scottish geologist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Sir James Hall of Dunglass 4th Baronet ( January 17, 1761 - June 23, 1832) was a geologist and Geophysicist, born at 1761)
• 1836 - James Mill, Scottish philosopher and historian, (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap James Mill (6 April 1773 &ndash 23 June 1836 was a Scottish Historian, Economist, Political theorist, and Philosopher. 1773)
• 1856 - Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ivan Vasilievich Kireevsky ( 3 April, 1806 — 23 June, 1856) was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who together with 1806)
• 1891 - Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Eduard Weber ( October 24, 1804 &ndash June 23, 1891) was a German Physicist. 1804)
• 1893 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Theophilus Shepstone ( January 8, 1817 - June 23, 1893) was a British South African Statesman who was responsible 1817)
• 1926 - Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Виктор Михайлович Васнецов ( Lop'jal, May 15 ( N 1848)
• 1956 - Reinhold Glière, Russian composer (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reinhold Moritzevich Glière (Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр Rejngol'd Moricevič Glier) ( &ndash June 23 1956 was a Ukrainian, Soviet 1875)
• 1959 - Boris Vian, French writer and musician (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boris Vian ( March 10, 1920 &ndash June 23, 1959) was a French Polymath: Writer, Poet, 1920)
• 1969 - Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Volmari "Vomma" Fritijof Iso-Hollo ( May 1, 1907 - June 23, 1969) was a Finnish athlete, winner of two gold 1907)
• 1970 - Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roscoe Turner ( September 29, 1895 &ndash June 23, 1970) was an aviator who was a three time winner of the Thompson Trophy. 1895)
• 1980 - Clyfford Still, American painter (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Clyfford Still ( November 30, 1904 &ndash June 23, 1980) was an American painter, and one of the leading 1904)
• 1980 - Varahagiri Venkata Giri, Fourth President of India (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Varahagiri Venkata Giri (వరాహగిరి వేంకట గిరి (10 August 1894 – 23 June 1980 commonly known as V 1894)
• 1981 - Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Zarah Leander ( March 15, 1907 &ndash June 23, 1981) was a Swedish actress and singer 1907)
• 1982 - Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Jen Chin ( 1955 &ndash June 23, 1982) was a Chinese American beaten to death in June 1982 in the United States, in the Detroit 1955)
• 1989 - Werner Best, German jurist and nazi leader (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Werner Best ( July 10, 1903 &ndash June 23, 1989) was a German Jurist, police chief and Nazi leader from 1903)
• 1992 - Eric Andolsek, American football player (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Eric Thomas Andolsek ( August 22, 1966 - June 23, 1992) was an offensive lineman with college football's LSU Tigers and the NFL 1966)
• 1995 - Jonas Salk, American medical researcher (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jonas Edward Salk ( October 28 1914 &ndash June 23, 1995) was an American Biologist and Physician best 1914)
• 1995 - Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey coach (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 Anatoli Vladimirovitch Tarasov (Анатолий Владимирович Тарасов ( December 10, 1918 - June 23, 1995, both in Moscow 1918)
• 1996 - Andreas Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Andreas Georgiou Papandreou (Ανδρέας Γ Παπανδρέου ( 5 February, 1919 23 June, 1996) was a Greek economist The Prime Minister of Greece ( Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδος) is the Head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of 1919)
• 1998 - Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish 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 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Maureen Paula O’Sullivan ( 17 May, 1911 &ndash 23 June, 1998) was an Irish actress considered Ireland 1911)
• 1999 - Buster Merryfield, British actor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Harry 'Buster' Merryfield (27 November 1920 - 23 June 1999 was an English Actor who became a national institution after joining the hit BBC Comedy 1920)
• 2001 - Yvonne Dionne, one of the Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Dionne quintuplets, born on May 28, 1934, are the first Quintuplets known to survive their Infancy. The Dionne quintuplets, born on May 28, 1934, are the first Quintuplets known to survive their Infancy. 1934)
• 2002 - Pedro 'El Rockero' Alcazar, Panamanian boxer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Background A single parent of two Alcazar first began boxing at the age of 10 and was the Panamanian Golden Gloves champion and a Gold Medalist in the Central American Games 1975)
• 2003 - Maynard Jackson, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr ( March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician a member of the Democratic 1938)
• 2005 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shana Alexander ( October 6 1925 – June 23 2005)was an American Journalist. 1926)
• 2005 - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manolis Anagnostakis ( 10 March 1925 – 23 June 2005) was a Greek poet and critic at the forefront of the Marxist 1925)
• 2006 - Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Aaron Spelling' (April 22 1923 – June 23 2006 was an American film and Television producer. 1923)
• 2006 - Luke Graham, American wrestler (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Grady Johnson Gimmick Grady Johnson's Luke Graham persona was known for his "craziness" 1940)
• 2006 - Harriet, Galápagos tortoise (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1830)
• 2007 - Rod Beck, American baseball player (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rodney Roy Beck ( August 3 1968 – June 23 2007) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who 1968)

Holidays and observances

• Jāņi (Līgo) - Latvia
• Midsummer's Eve, Christianized as the eve of the feast of Saint John the Baptist, is celebrated in much of Northern Europe
• Victory Day - Estonia
• Father's Day - Poland, Nicaragua and Uganda
• Grand Duke's Official Birthday - Luxembourg
• Saint Etheldreda
• Saint Jonas Day - especially celebrated in Lithuania
• Saint Lietbert of Brakel (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jāņi (jaːɲi is a Latvian festival held in the night from 23 June to 24 June to celebrate the summer Solstice, the shortest night and longest Jāņi (jaːɲi is a Latvian festival held in the night from 23 June to 24 June to celebrate the summer Solstice, the shortest night and longest Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Midsummer may simply refer to the period of time centered upon the summer solstice, but more often refers to specific European celebrations that accompany the actual solstice Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating Fatherhood and male Parenting, and Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The Grand Duke's Official Birthday (Célébration publique de l'anniversaire du souverain is celebrated as the annual national holiday of Luxembourg. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Æthelthryth, or Æðelþryð, (c 636 - June 23 679) is the proper name for the popular Anglo-Saxon Saint almost universally Saint Jonas' Festival (aka Rasos (Dew Holiday Joninės Kupolė Midsummer Day or St Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Saint Lietbertus (Lietbert Libert Liberat of Brakel (or of Cambrai de Lessines) (ca 1076)
• Blessed Mary of Oignies (d. Oignies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. 1213)

External links

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

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