June 7 in History

Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia

Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia

Athelstan granted Amounderness to the church of Saint Peter at York.

Begins a campaign to defend Aquitaine

Tyler is chosen as the rebels leader

The Pope grants Spain exclusive rights to American land 250 leagues west of the Azores

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Mary I appears at the "Field of the Cloth of Gold" with Henry VIII

Meets Henry VIII, the Feast of Corpus Christi, the "Field of the Cloth of Gold"

Meets Francis I at a summit, "the Field of Cloth of Gold", costs Henry œ15,000. Henry VIIIs jousting clothes alone cost œ3,000

Meets Francis I, the Feast of Corpus Christi

Meets Henry VIII, the Feast of Corpus Christi

Ends 2 yrs of conflict between Henry VIII & Francois I

The Anglo-French peace Treaty gives England control of Boulogne-sur-Mer for 8 years

The Anglo-French peace treaty leaves England in control of Boulogne-sur-Mer for eight years.

The peace settlement provides that Boulogne will later be returned to France for a large payment.

The Treaty of Camp ends the war and allows England to retain Boulogne temporarily.

The Anglo-French peace Treaty gives England control of Boulogne-sur-Mer for 8 years

Mary commits England to war against France in alliance with Spain

Philip draws England into war against France

Mary declares war on France in support of Philip of Spain

English sea captain John Davis sets sail from Dartmouth with 2 ships to search for the Northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Queen Elizabeth's physician, for allegedly trying to poison her

James closes Parliament & does not call it up for another 7 yrs

The Addled Parliament had disputed with the King & had not produced any legislation

Faces rebellion in Catalonia after tensions with royal troops and taxation

Is killed during the Corpus de Sang uprising in Barcelona

Charles reaches Daventry where he learns that Oxford is no longer under siege

Fairfax arrives at Newport Pagnell where is joined by Vermuyden & his 2,500 horse

Joyce's seizure of Charles I strengthens the Army Council's position by placing the King under Army control during the dispute with Parliament over the postwar settlement

Responds after Esopus warriors attack Wiltwyck and renew war in New Netherland.

Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael

At Solebay a Dutch fireship set the English first-rate Royal James ablaze, killing Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, and many of her crew.

The army was called out on 7 June and given orders to fire upon groups of four or more who refused to disperse. About 285 people were shot dead, and several hundred more were wounded

The envoy of the French convention abolishes slavery & recaptures Guadeloupe

Part of the Russian outer defences are seized, there are 8,500 Russian casualties.

Arrives at Kars as Russian forces approach and inspects the garrison and defensive works.

Commands French troops involved in the successful assault on Russian outworks before Sevastopol.

Presents demands for Slovak national autonomy.

Prussian troops invade Saxony, whose army retreats to join Austria in Bohemia.

Prussian troops enter Austrian-administered Holstein, escalating the constitutional crisis toward war.

Winner of the Olympic singles tennis Gold Medal

Sails from Norway in Fram while still publicly presenting the voyage as an Arctic expedition

Defends the new coalition arrangement before the House of Commons.

Addresses renewed pressure for compulsory military service while voluntary recruiting continues.

Supports creation of the Ministry of Munitions to coordinate the expansion of war production.

German forces under Rupprecht's army group lose key positions on Messines Ridge after the British assault.

Godley directs II ANZAC Corps during the successful attack on Messines Ridge.

Plumer's Second Army attacks after huge mines explode beneath German positions on Messines Ridge.

Haig opens the Messines operation after extensive mining and artillery preparation.

Welcomes the successful British attack at Messines as a major tactical achievement.

Russell's New Zealand Division captures Messines village and its assigned ridge objectives.

Holmes's 4th Australian Division reinforces the final objective beyond Messines Ridge.

Monash's 3rd Australian Division advances on the southern part of the Messines battlefield.

Launches the Messines offensive

Is admitted to the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts.

The Reparations Committee, is appointed by the Allied Reparation Committee, meets in the first half of 1929, and submits its first report

Is appointed Minister of Health in Ramsay MacDonald’s second Labour government.

The Reparations Committee, is appointed by the Allied Reparation Committee, meets in the first half of 1929, and submits its first report

Appointed Home Secretary

Is promoted to Lord Privy Seal and minister responsible for League of Nations affairs

Appointed Minister of the League of Nations

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Resigns due to ill health

Appointed Home Secretary

Appointed Minister without Portfolio for the League of Nations

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4th term

Resigns due to ill health

Greeted by President Roosevelt & his wife. Crosses the Niagra Suspension Bridge into the United States

Leaves Norway for Britain as German victory becomes unavoidable.

Leaves Norway with the king and government for exile in Britain.

Haakon VII and the Norwegian government leave Tromso for Britain to continue resistance in exile.

Escapes to Great Britain into exile for the rest of the war

Norwegian forces are left with little hope after Allied evacuation begins.

Faces the collapse of the Narvik position after Allied evacuation begins.

Occuppies the Island of Attu in the Aleutian Islands

The RAF bombs a German Air Force base about to bomb the Overlord Channel fleet

Appointed de facto President of Argentina after Arturo Rawson

Schumann arrived in liberated Bayeux and linked Free French representatives with local residents.

Mercader accompanied Free French representatives and assisted restoration of public authority in Bayeux.

The Germans abandon Bayeux

Meyer directed counterattacks against Canadian forces north-west of Caen.

Witt moved the 12th SS Panzer Division toward Caen to oppose the British and Canadian advance.

Christopherson's Sherwood Rangers supported the infantry entering Bayeux with armoured vehicles.

Dempsey's Second Army secured Bayeux during the expansion from Gold Beach.

Graham's 50th Division provided formations that entered and secured Bayeux.

Guillou resumed municipal responsibilities as British troops secured the town.

Montgomery's forces made Bayeux the first mainland French town liberated after D-Day.

Bayeux becomes the first major mainland French town liberated after D-Day.

Omar Bradleys intention was to take advantage of the German preoccupation with British and Canadian activity around the town of Caen, and punch through the German defenses penning in his troops while his opponent was distracted and unbalanced

Bucknall directed XXX Corps in the western attempt to outflank Caen.

Dempsey ordered the attempt to encircle Caen from the west through the Villers-Bocage sector.

Erskine led the 7th Armoured Division through the western bridgehead during the attempt to envelop Caen.

Inaugurated as president of Columbia University.

Authorizes the Lander & provisional assemblies to open a constituent assembly

Authorizes the Lander & provisional assemblies to open a constituent assembly

The London Recommendations call on German Laender premiers to convene a Constituent Assembly

Benes resigns as President and Gottwald succeeds him as President

Oversees the release of the Rolling Stones's debut single Come On.

Warren personally questioned Jack Ruby in the Dallas County Jail on June 7, 1964, about Oswald's killing, Ruby's motives, and allegations of conspiracy.

Warren questioned Ruby as part of the commission's effort to determine whether Oswald's murder resulted from a conspiracy or prior arrangement.

Warren questioned Ruby about his stated reasons for killing Oswald and the circumstances that placed him in the Dallas police basement.

When Ruby requested a lie-detector examination, Warren told him that the commission would arrange a test if Ruby and his counsel wanted one.

The government asserts state ownership over land and mineral rights under the Bakajika Law.

Returns as Minister of National Defence before the 1970 crisis

"Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV. Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special

Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special

Produces a celebrated reflex save from Pele's downward header against Brazil.

The Who's Tommy is performed at New York's Lincoln Center

Tommy is performed at New York's Lincoln Center.

German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel

German Chancellor Willy Brandt visits Israel

Spains Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets

The new constitution establishes Greece as a presidential parliamentary republic.

"Thank God Im a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1

Spains Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets

Organises a Jubilee week boat performance on the Thames that ends with police intervention.

During Satish Dhawan's chairmanship, Bhaskara I is launched for Earth observation and experimental remote sensing.

Oversees Commission preparations for the first direct elections to the European Parliament.

Presides over the Commission during the first direct European Parliament elections.

Heads the government when Irish voters participate in the first direct European Parliament elections.

Iran's revolutionary government nationalizes private banks after the fall of the monarchy

The Government of Mota Pinto resigns

Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion

John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for US Open

Wins 6th French Open title. Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 6th time

President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth

President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth

President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth

10,000 miners march through London to Parliament. Police arrest 110. Opposition Labor Party accuses Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives of intervening directly to defeat miners. Government affirms it will not interfere in any Coal Board settlement with miners

Madonnas "Live to Tell," single goes #1

Begins the long-running Never Ending Tour.

Announces an end to the 4 yr state of national emergency, except for Natal

Brosnan is announced as the fifth actor to play Bond, signed for a three-film Bond deal with the option of a fourth

Mcartney, Harrison & Starr perform together for the 1st time in 30 yrs

Becomes the Right Honourable Sir Edward Heath, KG, MBE

Wins a second Labour general election majority.

Burnham is elected Labour Member of Parliament for Leigh.

Ahern accepts the first Nice referendum defeat and begins consultations on how to address voter concerns.

Acknowledges the referendum rejection of the Treaty of Nice, with 53.9 percent voting no.

UKIP campaigns for withdrawal from the European Union at the general election.

Brown retains Dunfermline East and continues as Chancellor.

Elected Member of Parliament for Witney.

Suspends her presidential campaign and endorses Barack Obama

Argues that reducing the deficit is necessary while maintaining the conditions for long-term economic growth.

Answers questions on European Union membership during a televised referendum programme.

Goita appoints Maiga to lead the reconstituted transitional government.

Juno makes a close flyby of Ganymede.

Juno makes the closest spacecraft pass of Ganymede since Galileo and changes its orbital period.

Goita is sworn in as transitional president after removing the civilian transition leaders.

Warns of environmental damage after Kakhovka dam destruction.

Wins the French Open women's singles title.

Birth of Alois Hitler, son of a 42 year old unmarried peasant woman, Maria Anna Schicklgruber

Birth of Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi

Death of Alan Mathison Turing, suicide by cyanide poisoning

Edward III is free to support the Balliols against the Bruces in Scotland. Death of Robert I, of leprosy at Cardross castle

Queen Elizabeth's physician, for allegedly trying to poison her

Dies from wounds received in battle against Ottoman forces

Dies from wounds received while fighting Ottoman forces after the battle near Gyalu

Is killed during the 1821 upheaval.

Dies of cholera shortly after arriving in Crimea with the Sardinian expeditionary corps.

Death of Jean Harlow

Sales up the Medway to Upnor Castle & sinks 7 ships

Forced to retire after the arrival of Prince Ruperts Squadron

Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael

Commands a Squadron in James Duke of Yorks fleet

Forced to retire after the arrival of Prince Ruperts Squadron

Defeats the Dutch

Fights at the Battle of Hogland

The Russians prevent a Turkish attack on Ochakov

Charles of Austria defeats Massena at Zurich

Commands the destruction of the flagship of the Turkish admiral Pasha Kara-Ali

Defeats a Mahdist force at Firket and clears the way for the advance toward Dongola.

German troops lose Messines Ridge near Ypres.

Plumer captures Messines Ridge south of Ypres.

Norwegian forces are left exposed after Allied evacuation begins.

Coronation of David II

Is crowned King of France at Reims.