On This Day — June 7

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 7 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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48 events · 147 births · 86 deaths recorded for June 7.

🕰️ Notable Events on June 7

2014 — At least 37 people are killed in an attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's South Kivu province. Wikipedia ↗
2013 — A bus catches fire in the Chinese city of Xiamen, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 34 others. Wikipedia ↗
2013 — A gunman opens fire at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, after setting a house on fire nearby, killing six people, including the suspect. Wikipedia ↗
2000 — The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon. Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard. Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits. Wikipedia ↗
1981 — The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera. Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Wikipedia ↗
1971 — The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
1965 — The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — the Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books. Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films. Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state. Wikipedia ↗
1946 — BBC One, the main channel of the United Kingdom's BBC returns to airing after being off air for 7 years due to the Second World War. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: The steamer Danae, carrying 350 Cretan Jews and 250 Cretan partisans, is sunk without survivors off the shore of Santorini. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: The Battle of Midway ends in American victory. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: Aleutian Islands Campaign: Imperial Japanese soldiers begin occupying the American islands of Attu and Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and goes into exile in London. They return exactly five years later Wikipedia ↗
1938 — The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight. Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed. Wikipedia ↗
1929 — The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta. British soldiers fire into the crowd, killing four people. Wikipedia ↗
1917 — World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. Wikipedia ↗
1906 — Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Norway's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden. The vote was confirmed by a national plebiscite on August 13 of that year. Wikipedia ↗
1899 — American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas. Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Homer Plessy is arrested for refusing to leave his seat in the "whites-only" car of a train; he lost the resulting court case, Plessy v. Ferguson. Wikipedia ↗
1880 — War of the Pacific: The Battle of Arica, the assault and capture of Morro de Arica (Arica Cape), ends the Campaña del Desierto (Desert Campaign). Wikipedia ↗
1866 — One thousand eight hundred Fenian raiders are repelled back to the United States after looting and plundering the Saint-Armand and Frelighsburg areas of Quebec. Wikipedia ↗
1863 — During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops. Wikipedia ↗
1862 — The United States and the United Kingdom agree in the Lyons-Seward Treaty to suppress the African slave trade. Wikipedia ↗
1832 — Asian cholera reaches Quebec, brought by Irish immigrants, and kills about 6,000 people in Lower Canada. Wikipedia ↗
1810 — The newspaper Gazeta de Buenos Ayres is first published in Argentina. Wikipedia ↗
1800 — David Thompson reaches the mouth of the Saskatchewan River in Manitoba. Wikipedia ↗
1788 — French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops. Wikipedia ↗
1776 — Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence. Wikipedia ↗
1692 — Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured. Wikipedia ↗
1654 — Louis XIV is crowned King of France. Wikipedia ↗
1628 — The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law. Wikipedia ↗
1494 — Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the New World between the two countries. Wikipedia ↗
1420 — Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli. Wikipedia ↗
1099 — First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. Wikipedia ↗
879 — Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under duke Branimir as an independent state. Wikipedia ↗
421 — Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia. The wedding was celebrated at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 7

1993 — George Ezra, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Sara Niemietz, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Mathias Gehrt, Danish professional footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Alípio, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Cenk Tosun, Turkish professional footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Fetty Wap, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Iggy Azalea, Australian rapper Wikipedia ↗
1990 — T. J. Brodie, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Allison Schmitt, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Michael Cera, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Milan Lucic, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Keegan Bradley, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Arkadiusz Piech, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Charlie Simpson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Richard Thompson, Trinidadian sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Ari Koivunen, Finnish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Milan Jurčina, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Piotr Małachowski, Polish discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Stephen Bywater, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Kevin Kyle, Scottish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Larisa Oleynik, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Ed Moses, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Kevin Hofland, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Anna Torv, Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Mini Andén, Swedish-American model, actress, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Bill Hader, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Marcin Baszczyński, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Necro, American rapper, producer, and director Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Mirsad Türkcan, Turkish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Allen Iverson, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Bear Grylls, English adventurer, author, and television host Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Alex Mooney, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Helen Baxendale, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Cafu, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Andrei Kovalenko, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Mike Modano, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Dave Navarro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Eric Kretz, American drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Tom McCarthy, American director, screenwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Stéphane Richer, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Mick Foley, American wrestler, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Damien Hirst, English painter and art collector Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Gia Carides, Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Graeme Labrooy, Sri Lankan cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Roberto Alagna, French-Italian tenor and actor) Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Gordon Gano, American musician, vocalist of the Violent Femmes Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Thierry Hazard, French singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Takuya Kurosawa, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Dave Catching, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Bill Prady, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Surakiart Sathirathai, Thai politician and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1956 — L.A. Reid, American songwriter and producer, co-founded LaFace Records Wikipedia ↗
1955 — William Forsythe, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Tim Richmond, American race car driver (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Louise Erdrich, American novelist and poet Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Johnny Clegg, English-South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Orhan Pamuk, Turkish-American novelist, screenwriter, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Jim Walton, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Don Money, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Thurman Munson, American baseball player (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Gilles Marotte, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1945 — John Olsen, Australian politician, 42nd Premier of South Australia Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Wolfgang Schüssel, Austrian lawyer and politician, 26th Chancellor of Austria Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Annette Lu, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of the Republic of China Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Clarence White, American guitarist and singer (The Byrds) (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Tom Jones, Welsh singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Ronald Pickup, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Yuli Turovsky, Russian-Canadian cellist, conductor and educator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Ian St John, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Harry Crews, American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Per Maurseth, Norwegian historian, academic, and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Virginia McKenna, English actress and author Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Ernie Roth, American wrestling manager (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — John Turner, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Dave Bowen, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — James Ivory, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Randolph Turpin, English boxer (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Charles de Tornaco, Belgian race car driver (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Paul Salamunovich, American conductor and educator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Jean-Noël Tremblay, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Ernestina Herrera de Noble, Argentine publisher and executive (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Leo Reise, Jr., Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Myrtle Edwards, Australian cricketer and softball player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Brian Talboys, New Zealand politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Georges Marchais, French mechanic and politician (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Brooks Stevens, American engineer and designer, designed the Wienermobile (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Arthur Gardner, American actor and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Mike Sebastian, American football player and coach (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Bradford Washburn, American mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Marion Post Wolcott, American photographer (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Virginia Apgar, American anesthesiologist and pediatrician, developed the Apgar test (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Peter W. Rodino, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Jessica Tandy, English-American actress (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1907 — Sigvard Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — Glen Gray, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — James J. Braddock, American lieutenant and boxer (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Georges Van Parys, French composer (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
1902 — Herman B. Wells, American banker, author, and academic (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1899 — Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author and critic (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1897 — George Szell, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1896 — Douglas Campbell, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1896 — Robert S. Mulliken, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1896 — Imre Nagy, Hungarian soldier and politician, 44th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1894 — Alexander P. de Seversky, Georgian-American pilot and engineer, co-designed the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1893 — Gillis Grafström, Swedish figure skater and architect (d. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1892 — Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1888 — Clarence DeMar, American runner and educator (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1886 — Henri Coandă, Romanian engineer, designed the Coandă-1910 (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1884 — Ester Claesson, Swedish landscape architect. Wikipedia ↗
1883 — Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Knud Rasmussen, Danish anthropologist and explorer (d. 1933) Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer and academic (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1877 — Roelof Klein, Dutch-American rower and engineer (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1868 — Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scottish painter and architect (d. 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1863 — Bones Ely, American baseball player and manager (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
1862 — Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947) Wikipedia ↗
1851 — Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (d. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
1848 — Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (d. 1903) Wikipedia ↗
1845 — Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1930) Wikipedia ↗
1840 — Carlota of Mexico (d. 1927) Wikipedia ↗
1837 — Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (d. 1903) Wikipedia ↗
1831 — Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author (d. 1892) Wikipedia ↗
1811 — James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician (d. 1870) Wikipedia ↗
1778 — Beau Brummell, English cricketer and fashion designer (d. 1840) Wikipedia ↗
1770 — Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1828) Wikipedia ↗
1761 — John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer (d. 1821) Wikipedia ↗
1757 — Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (d. 1806) Wikipedia ↗
1702 — Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1761) Wikipedia ↗
1687 — Gaetano Berenstadt, Italian actor and singer (d. 1734) Wikipedia ↗
1570 — Sultan Murad Mirza, Mughal prince (d. 1599) Wikipedia ↗
1529 — Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and jurist (d. 1615) Wikipedia ↗
1502 — John III of Portugal (d. 1557) Wikipedia ↗
1422 — Federico da Montefeltro, Italian son of Guidantonio da Montefeltro (d. 1482) Wikipedia ↗
1082 — Emperor Huizong of Song (d. 1135) Wikipedia ↗
1003 — Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia (d. 1048) Wikipedia ↗
939 — Emperor Taizong of Song (d. 997) Wikipedia ↗
Emperor Wu of Han (d. 87 BC) Wikipedia ↗

🕯️ Notable Deaths on June 7

2015 — Christopher Lee, English actor (b. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2015 — Sheikh Razzak Ali, Bangladeshi journalist and politician (b. 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2014 — Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
2014 — Dora Akunyili, Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
2014 — Epainette Mbeki, South African activist (b. 1916) Wikipedia ↗