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June 7

A look at June 7 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia and Prince (musician), and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1981

    Israeli Air Force

    The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.

    Aerial and space service
  2. 1965

    Supreme Court of the United States

    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.

    Highest court of jurisdiction
  3. 1948

    1948 anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada

    Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada take place.

    Events in the French
  4. 1917

    World War I

    World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  5. 1899

    Temperance movement in the United States

    American Temperance crusader Carrie Nation begins her campaign of vandalizing alcohol-serving establishments by destroying the inventory in a saloon in Kiowa, Kansas.

    Efforts to reduce or
  6. 1892

    Homer Plessy

    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.

    American activist (died 1925)
  7. 1832

    Reform Act 1832

    The Great Reform Act of England and Wales receives royal assent.

    UK law reforming the
  8. 1628

    Petition of Right

    The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted royal assent by Charles I and becomes law.

    1628 English constitutional document
  9. 879

    Pope John VIII

    Pope John VIII recognises the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state.

    Head of the Catholic
  10. 421

    Theodosius II

    Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire).

    Eastern Roman emperor from
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Famous birthday twins

Born on June 7

Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia

b. 1003

Emperor of Western Xia from 1038 to 1048

Prince (musician)

b. 1958

American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor

Mick Foley

b. 1965

American wrestler

Bill Hader

b. 1978

American actor, comedian, and screenwriter

Mike Pence

b. 1959

48th Vice President of the United States, 50th Governor of Indiana

Paul Gauguin

b. 1848

French painter and sculptor

Pippo Baudo

b. 1936

Italian television presenter

James Ivory

b. 1928

American director, producer, and screenwriter

Deaths

  • 2024William Anders, American astronaut and lunar explorer
  • 1954Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist
  • 1945Kitarō Nishida, Japanese philosopher and academic
  • 1840Frederick William III, of Prussia
  • 1826Joseph von Fraunhofer, German optician, physicist, and astronomer
  • 1740Alexander Spotswood, Moroccan-American colonial and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

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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