In this article, we are providing Worldwide June 7th Events and June 7th Famous Birthdays of Important Personalities. You can also get information about Historical facts of the day June 7th in the areas like military, Politics, Science, Music, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Births and Deaths and more information in this article. Many people want to know What is special about today. The Interesting Historical Facts that occurred around the world are mentioned. You can also find What happened in Today in History on June 7 in this article. This day in History important events are mentioned in below table.
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What Happened Today in History on June 7?
This Day In History | |
1494 | Spain and Portugal discovered new lands and they divided the new lands between themselves. |
1498 | Christopher Columbus left on his third voyage of exploration. |
1546 | Peace of Ardes ended the war between France and England. |
1654 | Louis XIV was crowned king of France. |
1712 | The Pennsylvania Assembly banned the importation of slaves. |
1775 | The United Colonies name is changed to, The United States |
1776 | To the Continental Congress a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence is proposed by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. |
1863 | Mexico City was captured by French troops |
1892 | 1892 – J.F. Palmer patented the cord bicycle tire. 1892 – John Joseph Doyle became the first pinch-hitter in baseball when he was used in a game. |
1900 | Boxer rebels cut the rail links between Peking and Tientsin in China. |
1903 | Professor Pierre Curie revealed the discovery of Polonium. |
1909 | Mary Pickford made her motion picture debut in “The Violin Maker of Cremona.” |
1929 | The sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome. |
1932 | Over 7,000 war veterans marched on Washington, DC, demanding their bonuses. |
1937 | The latest in campus fashions of the times, which included saddle shoes is shown in The cover of “LIFE” magazine. |
1939 | King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, arrived in the U.S. It was the first visit to the U.S. by a reigning British monarch. |
1942 | 1942 – The Battle of Midway ended. |
1944 | Off of the coast of Normandy, France, the Susan B. Anthony sank. All 2,689 people aboard survived. |
1948 | The Communists completed their takeover of Czechoslovakia. |
1955 | “The $64,000 Question” premiered. |
1965 | In the U.S., the first spacewalk by an American, the Gemini 4 mission was completed. |
1968 | 1968 – Legoland Billund opened in Billund, Denmark. It was the original Legoland park. |
1976 | For the first time “The NBC Nightly News”, with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, aired. |
1981 | Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroyed Iraq’s only nuclear reactor. |
1983 | Nicaragua to close all six of its consulates is ordered by The U.S. and informed 21 Nicaraguan consular officials that they could not longer remain in the U.S. |
1994 | The RMS Titanic, Inc. (RMST) salvor-in-possession of the wreck and the wreck site of the RMS Titanic is declared by The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia… |
2000 | U.S. Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered the breakup of Microsoft Corporation. |
Famous Birthdays on June 7th
Now Let us move on to another Important topic, Today Famous Birthdays. The famous people who celebrate their Birthday on 7th June are listed in below table. The following table includes the celebrities like Actors, Actresses, Models, Authors, Singers, Athletes, Musicians, Rappers and Producers who born on June 7th in Chronological order. Read our article to know about Today Birthday celebrities in the World. Learn about famous people/celebrity birthdays today in our Article 7th June Famous Birthdays which are listed in below table. Find out which celebrity is blowing the birthday candles along with you on June 7.
Today Famous Birthdays | |
1848 | Paul Gauguin (Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin) – Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor |
1909 | Jessica Tandy – Actress |
1909 | Virginia Apgar – Physician that specializes in anesthesia. |
1917 | Dean Martin – Singer, actor Gwendolyn Brooks – Writer |
1919 | Ray Scherer – Newsman, White House correspondent |
1928 | Charles Strouse – Composer, lyricist James Ivory – Director Randolph Turpin (Randolph Adolphus “Randy” Turpin) – Boxer known as the Leamington Larruper, |
1930 | Dolores Gray – Actress |
1931 | Virginia McKenna – Actress |
1934 | Wynn Stewart – Country musician |
1937 | Bert Sugar – Boxing journalist |
1940 | Tom Jones – Singer |
1943 | Nikki Giovanni – Poet, activist, author |
1946 | Jenny Jones TV talk show host |
1951 | Anne Twomey – Actress |
1952 | Liam Neeson – Actor (“Taken” movie series, “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”) |
1953 | Colleen Camp – Actress Johnny Clegg – Singer, songwriter |
1954 | Louise Erdrich – Author |
1955 | William Forsythe – Actor |
1956 | L.A. Reid – Record producer |
1958 | Prince Rogers Nelson- Musician, actor |
1963 | Gordon Gano – Musician (The Violent Femmes) |
1964 | Ecstasy – Musician (Whodini) |
1966 | Eric Kretz – Musician (Stone Temple Pilots) |
1967 | David Navarro – Guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction) |
1970 | Helen Baxendale – Actress (“Cold Feet”) |
1970 | Mike Modano – Hockey player (Dallas Stars, Minnesota North Stars) |
1975 | Allen Iverson – Basketball player |
1978 | Bill Hader – Actor, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”) |
1979 | Anna Torv – Actress (“Fringe”) |
1981 | Larisa Oleynik (Larisa Romanovna Oleynik) – Actress |
1981 | Anna Kournikova – Tennis player |
1988 | Michael Cera – Actor (“Juno,” “Superbad”) |
1990 | Iggy Azalea (Amethyst Amelia Kelly) – Rapper, model |
What happened in India Today in History on June 7
After listing out the Today Famous Birthdays, now we are providing the information of What happened Today in History on June 7. Many events are occurred on this day in History. The Historical facts that are important and occurred in India on June 7th are listed below. The famous Historic events, famous peoples births, and deaths that are occurred in India on June 7th are listed in below table. The list of Today in History on June 7 in the below table are listed in Chronological Order.
Today In History on June 7 | |
1539 | Sher Shah defeated Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
1606 | Guru Arjan Dev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. |
1631 | The wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, Begum Mumtaz Mahal, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her. |
1955 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R. |
1965 | Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away. |
1974 | Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999. |
1979 | First experimental satellite, Bhaskara-I for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. Russian launch vehicle ‘Intercosmos’ launched it. |
1984 | o quell Sikh violence Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. In the assault at the shrine, more than 400 persons were reported killed, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
1989 | Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years. |
1993 | Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed. |
1996 | The first Indian who jumped from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole was Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF. |
1997 | At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ”yagya shala” at Thanjavur Big Temple. 1997 Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan’s Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles. |
1998 | World Bank’s single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars emerges by India. |