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On This Day · The 158th day of the year

June 7

June 7 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 421. Its center of gravity is the 20th century.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstonePearl ❀Birth flowerRose

Gemini is the sign for June 7 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on June 7?

June 7 is the 158th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 421 and 1981. Famous people born on June 7 include Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, Prince (musician) and Mick Foley.

Released on June 7

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Camper Van: Make it Home
  • Game Squeakross: Home Squeak Home

2024

  • Game Empires of the Undergrowth
  • Game Bodycam

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 421

    Theodosius II

  2. 879

    Pope John VIII

  3. 1628

    Petition of Right

  4. 1832

    Reform Act 1832

  5. 1892

    Homer Plessy

  6. 1899

    Temperance movement in the United States

  7. 1917

    World War I

  8. 1948

    1948 anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada

  9. 1965

    Supreme Court of the United States

  10. 1981

    Israeli Air Force

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 7

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia

b. 1003

Prince (musician)

b. 1958

Mick Foley

b. 1965

Bill Hader

b. 1978

Mike Pence

b. 1959

Paul Gauguin

b. 1848

Pippo Baudo

b. 1936

James Ivory

b. 1928

Deaths

  • 2024William Anders
  • 1954Alan Turing
  • 1945Kitarō Nishida
  • 1840Frederick William III
  • 1826Joseph von Fraunhofer
  • 1740Alexander Spotswood

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew
  • —Christian feast day: Antonio Maria Gianelli
  • —Christian feast day: Colmán of Dromore
  • —Christian feast day: Gottschalk
  • —Christian feast day: Landulf of Yariglia (Asti)
  • —Christian feast day: Meriasek
  • —Christian feast day: Paul I of Constantinople
  • —Christian feast day: Robert of Newminster

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