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June 19 leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 195 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros . Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle changes the tide of the civil wars.1269 - King Louis IX of France orders all Jews found in public without an identifying yellow badge to be fined ten livres of silver .1306 - The Earl of Pembroke 's army defeats Bruce's Scottish army at the Battle of Methven .1770 - Emanuel Swedenborg reports the completion of the Second Coming of Christ in his work True Christian Religion .1807 - Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos .1816 - Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company , near Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada .1821 - Decisive defeat of the Philikí Etaireía by the Ottomans at Drăgăşani (in Wallachia ).1846 - The first baseball game under recognizable modern rules is played in Hoboken, New Jersey , United States .1850 - Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden-Norway .1862 - U.S. Congress prohibits slavery in United States territories, nullifying the Dred Scott Case .1865 - Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation , slaves in Galveston, Texas , United States , are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 13 other contiguous states as Juneteenth .1867 - Maximilian I of the Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro .1870 - After all of the Southern States are formally readmitted to the United States of America , the Confederate States of America ceases to exist.1910 - The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane , Washington .1914 - A radiotelegraphic link is established between Germany and the United States and German Emperor Wilhelm II and US President Woodrow Wilson exchange telegrams to mark the event.1918 - Battle of Cantigny, France between Germany and U.S. .1934 - The Communications Act of 1934 establishes the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC ).1943 - Race riots occur in Beaumont, Texas .1944 - The Battle of the Philippine Sea takes place.1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are put to death at Sing Sing , in New York.1961 - Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom .1970 - The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is signed.1982 - In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah , David S. Dodge , president of the American University in Beirut , is kidnapped.1987 - ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor , killing 21 and injuring 45.
Births
1301 - Prince Morikuni , Japanese shogun (d. 1333 )1507 - Annibale Caro , Italian poet (d. 1566 )1566 - King James I of England and VI of Scotland (d. 1625 )1606 - James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton , Scottish statesman (d. 1649 )1623 - Blaise Pascal , French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1662 )1633 - Philipp van Limborch , Dutch Protestant theologian (d. 1712 )1717 - Johann Stamitz , Czech violinist and composer (d. 1757 )1764 - José Gervasio Artigas , father of Uruguay (d. 1850 )1771 - Joseph Gergonne , French mathematician (d. 1859 )1792 - Gustav Schwab , German author (d. 1850 )1815 - Cornelius Krieghoff , Canadian painter (d. 1872 )1816 - William Henry Webb , American industrialist (d. 1899 )1834 - Charles Spurgeon , English preacher (d. 1892 )1846 - Antonio Abetti , Italian astronomer (d. 1928 )1850 - David Jayne Hill , American diplomat (d. 1932 )1851 - Billy Midwinter , Australian cricketer (d. 1890 )1858 - Sam Walter Foss , American librarian and poet (d. 1911 )1861 - Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig , British soldier (d. 1928 )1861 - José Rizal , Filipino poet and national hero (d. 1896 )
1865 - Dame May Whitty , English entertainer (d. 1948 )1874 - Peder Oluf Pedersen , Danish engineer (d. 1941 )1877 - Charles Coburn , American actor (d. 1961 )1896 - Wallis Simpson , Duchess of Windsor (d. 1986 )1897 - Cyril Norman Hinshelwood , English chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1967 )1897 - Moe Howard , American actor (d. 1975 )
1898 - James Joseph Sweeney , American Catholic prelate (d. 1968 )1900 - Laura Z. Hobson , American novelist (d. 1986 )1902 - Guy Lombardo , Canadian bandleader (d. 1977 )1903 - Lou Gehrig , American baseball player (d. 1941 )1903 - Wally Hammond , English cricketer (d. 1965 )
1903 - Hans Litten , German jurist (d. 1938 )
1905 - Mildred Natwick , American actress (d. 1994 )1906 - Ernst Boris Chain , German-born biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979 )1906 - Walter Rauff , German colonel (d. 1984 )
1907 - Clarence Wiseman , 10th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1985 )1909 - Osamu Dazai , Japanese author (d. 1948 )1910 - Paul Flory , American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985 )1910 - Abe Fortas , Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1982 )
1912 - Don Gutteridge , American baseball player1912 - Virginia MacWatters , American soprano (d. 2005 )
1914 - Anthony Bloom , Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church1914 - Alan Cranston , American politician (d. 2000 )
1914 - Lester Flatt , American musician (d. 1979 )
1915 - Julius Schwartz , American editor and agent (d. 2004 )1917 - Joshua Nkomo , Vice President of Zimbabwe (d. 1999 )1919 - Louis Jourdan , French actor1919 - Pauline Kael , American movie critic (d. 2001 )
1922 - Aage Niels Bohr , Danish physicist, Nobel laureate 1924 - Leo Nomellini , American football player (d. 2000 )1925 - Charlie Drake , British actor, writer and singer (d. 2006 )1928 - Tommy DeVito , American musician and singer1928 - Nancy Marchand , American actress (d. 2000 )
1928 - Barry Took , English comedy writer (d. 2002 )
1929 - Thelma Barlow , English actress1930 - Gena Rowlands , American actress1932 - Pier Angeli , Italian-born American actress (d. 1972 )1932 - Marisa Pavan , Italian-born actress
1933 - Viktor Patsayev , Soviet cosmonaut1936 - Tommy DeVito , American musician and singer1936 - Shirley Goodman , American singer (d. 2005 )
1936 - Marisa Galvany , American soprano
1938 - Wahoo McDaniel , American football player and wrestler (d. 2002 )1938 - Ian Smith , Australian actor
1939 - Al Wilson , American singer (d. 2008 )1940 - Shirley Muldowney , Racecar Driver1941 - Václav Klaus , Czech politician and President1941 - Conchita Carpio-Morales , Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1942 - Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane , musician1942 - Jos Brink , Dutch actor (d. 2007 )
1944 - Chico Buarque , Brazilian musician1945 - Aung San Suu Kyi , Burmese politician, Nobel laureate 1945 - Radovan Karadžić , Serbian-Bosnian politician
1947 - Paula Koivuniemi , Finnish singer1947 - Salman Rushdie , Indian author
1948 - Phylicia Rashad , American actress1948 - Nick Drake , English musician (d. 1974 )
1950 - Ann Wilson , American musician1951 - Ayman al-Zawahiri , Egyptian terrorist1951 - Francesco Moser , Italian cyclist
1953 - Larry Dunn , American musician1954 - Kathleen Turner , American actress1956 - Doug Stone , American singer1957 - Anna Lindh , Swedish politician (d. 2003 )1959 - Mark DeBarge , American singer, songwriter and trumpeter1960 - Luke Morley , British guitarist1962 - Jeremy Bates , English tennis player
1962 - Paula Abdul , American singer and choreographer1963 - Rory Underwood , English rugby union footballer1964 - Boris Johnson , British politician1964 - Brian Vander Ark , American musician
1965 - Sadie Frost , English actress1965 - Luc Donckerwolke , Belgian car designer
1966 - Joichi Ito , Japanese entrepreneur1967 - Bjørn Dæhlie , Norwegian skier1967 - Mia Sara , American actress
1968 - Alastair Lynch , Australian rules footballer1969 - Lara Spencer , American TV personality1970 - Quincy Watts , American athlete1970 - Rahul Gandhi , Indian politician
1970 - Brian Welch , American guitarist
1970 - Antonis Remos , Greek singer
1972 - Brian McBride , American soccer player1972 - Poppy Montgomery , Australian actress
1972 - Dennis Lyxzén , Swedish musician
1973 - Jahine Arnold , American football player1973 - Yasuhiko Yabuta , Japanese baseball player
1974 - Doug Mientkiewicz , American baseball player1975 - Anthony Parker , American basketball player1975 - Hugh Dancy , English actor
1976 - Bryan Hughes , English footballer1976 - Patrick Surtain , American football player
1977 - Peter Warrick , American football player1977 - Veronika Vařeková , Czech supermodel
1978 - Tyson Dux , Canadian wrestler1978 - Dirk Nowitzki , German basketball player
1978 - Claudio Vargas , Dominican baseball player
1979 - John Duddy , Northern Irish boxer1979 - Quentin Jammer , American football player
1980 - Adel Abdulaziz , Emiratie football player1980 - Dante Robinson , American football player
1982 - David Pollack , American football player1982 - Joe Cheng , Taiwanese actor
1982 - Alexander Frolov , Russian hockey player
1983 - Mark Selby , British snooker player1984 - Paul Dano , American actor1985 - John Decyk , American martial artist1986 - Marvin Williams , American basketball player1987 - Rashard Mendenhall , American football player1995 - Blake Woodruff , American actor
Deaths
1312 - Piers Gaveston , French favorite of Edward II of England 1542 - Leo Jud , Swiss reformer (b. 1482 )1545 - Abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509 )1584 - François, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555 )1608 - Alberico Gentili , Italian jurist (b. 1551 )1650 - Matthäus Merian , Swiss engraver (b. 1593 )1747 - Alessandro Marcello , Italian composer (b. 1669 )1762 - Johann Ernst Eberlin , German composer (b. 1702 )1768 - Benjamin Tasker , provincial Governor of Maryland (b. 1690 )1786 - Nathanael Greene , American Revolutionary general (b. 1742 )1805 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée , French painter (b. 1724 )1820 - Joseph Banks , English naturalist and botanist (b. 1743 )1844 - Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire , French naturalist (b. 1772 )1867 - Maximilian I , Mexican Emperor (b. 1832 ), Executed 1902 - Albert, King of Saxony (b. 1828 )1921 - Ramón López Velarde , Mexican poet (b. 1888 )1937 - J. M. Barrie , Scottish author (b. 1860 )1939 - Grace Abbott , American social worker and activist (b. 1878 )1947 - Olga Georges-Picot , French actress (b. 1944 )1949 - Syed Zafarul Hasan , Prominent Muslim philosopher (b. 1885 )1952 - Heinrich Schlusnus , German baritone (b. 1888 )1953 - Julius Rosenberg , American spy (executed) (b. 1918 )1953 - Ethel Rosenberg , American spy (executed) (b. 1915 )
1956 - Thomas J. Watson , American businessman (IBM ) (b. 1874 )1966 - Ed Wynn , American actor (b. 1886 )1968 - James Joseph Sweeney , American Catholic prelate (b. 1898 )1975 - Sam Giancana , American gangster (b. 1908 )1977 - Ali Shariati , Iranian sociologist (b. 1933 )1977 - Lady Olave Baden-Powell , English Chief Girl Guide (b. 1889 )
1979 - Paul Popenoe , American eugenicist (b. 1888 )1986 - Coluche , French comedian (b. 1944 )1986 - Len Bias , American basketball player (b. 1963 )
1987 - Teresa Cormack , New Zealand murder victim (b. 1981 )1988 - Fernand Seguin , Canadian biologist (b. 1922 )1988 - Gladys Spellman , U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1918 )
1991 - Jean Arthur , American actress (b. 1900 )1993 - William Golding , English writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1911 )1995 - Peter Townsend , RAF officer (b. 1914 )1996 - G. David Schine , American businessman (b. 1927 )1997 - Bobby Helms , American singer (b. 1933 )2001 - John Heyer , Australian documentary filmmaker (b. 1916 )2003 - Laura Sadler , English actress (b. 1980 )2007 - El Fary , Spanish singer (b. 1937 )2007 - Terry Hoeppner , American football coach (b. 1947 )
2007 - Antonio Aguilar , Mexican singer and actor (b. 1919 )
Holidays and observances
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