Historical Events in June, Month of June Events
Here is a list of some historical events in June. You can learn What major event happened in June?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 1, 1916 | Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court. |
| June 10, 1945 | Australian Imperial Forces land in Brunei Bay to liberate Brunei. |
| June 3, 1991 | Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists. |
| June 4, 1745 | Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession. |
| June 12, 1988 | Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 046, a McDonnell Douglas MD-81, crashes short of the runway at Libertador General José de San Martín Airport, killing all 22 people on board. |
| June 8, 1966 | Topeka, Kansas, is devastated by a tornado that registers as an "F5" on the Fujita scale: The first to exceed US$100 million in damages. Sixteen people are killed, hundreds more injured, and thousands of homes damaged or destroyed. |
| June 23, 1960 | The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world. |
| June 12, 1817 | The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, is driven by Karl von Drais. |
| June 30, 296 | Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy. |
| June 28, 1855 | Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America. |
| June 19, 1921 | The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, was burned by British forces. |
| June 28, 1981 | A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. |
| June 14, 1690 | King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II. |
| June 10, 1942 | World War II: The Lidice massacre is perpetrated as a reprisal for the assassination of Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. |
| June 14, 1381 | Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt at Mile End. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance. |
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