June 7 facts for kids

June 7 is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 207 days remain until the end of the year.

June 7th is a day filled with many important events throughout history, from ancient times to the present day. It's a day when countries gained independence, new technologies were launched, and famous people were born or passed away. Let's explore some of the key moments that happened on this date.

Historical Events on June 7th

Early History (Before 1600)

• 421 – Theodosius II, the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, married Aelia Eudocia in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul).
• 879 – Pope John VIII officially recognized the Duchy of Croatia as an independent state under Duke Branimir.
• 1002 – Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, was chosen and crowned as the King of Germany.
• 1099 – The First Crusade began the Siege of Jerusalem. This was a major event in the history of the Crusades.
• 1494 – The countries of Spain and Portugal signed the Treaty of Tordesillas. This agreement divided the newly discovered lands of the New World between them.

From 1600 to 1900

• 1628 – The "Petition of Right" was approved by King Charles I. This important document helped define the rights of English citizens and limit the power of the king.
• 1654 – Louis XIV was crowned King of France. He would become one of France's most famous and long-reigning monarchs.
• 1692 – A huge earthquake hit Port Royal, Jamaica. In just three minutes, many people were killed and injured, and the city was severely damaged.
• 1776 – Richard Henry Lee presented the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. This proposal was a key step that led to the United States Declaration of Independence.
• 1788 – During the time leading up to the French Revolution, citizens in Grenoble threw roof tiles at royal troops. This event is known as the "Day of the Tiles."
• 1832 – The "Great Reform Act" for England and Wales became law. This act made important changes to the voting system in Britain.
• 1862 – The United States and the United Kingdom signed the Lyons–Seward Treaty. This agreement aimed to stop the African slave trade.
• 1892 – Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting in a "whites-only" train car. He lost his court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld racial segregation laws in the U.S. for many years.
• 1899 – Carrie Nation, a leader in the American Temperance movement (which opposed alcohol), began her campaign of destroying alcohol in saloons.

Modern History (1901–Present)

• 1905 – Norway's parliament voted to end its union with Sweden, making Norway an independent country.
• 1906 – The famous Cunard Line ship, RMS Lusitania, was launched from the John Brown Shipyard in Scotland.
• 1917 – During World War I, the Battle of Messines began. Allied soldiers used a series of powerful mines under German trenches, causing a huge explosion.
• 1929 – The Lateran Treaty was officially approved, which created Vatican City as an independent state.
• 1938 – The Douglas DC-4E airplane made its very first test flight.
• 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Midway ended with a major victory for the American forces. This battle was a turning point in the war in the Pacific.
• 1945 – King Haakon VII of Norway returned to Norway after five years in exile during World War II.
• 1946 – The BBC in the United Kingdom started broadcasting its television service again, after being off air for seven years because of World War II.
• 1967 – During the Six-Day War, Israeli soldiers entered Jerusalem.
• 1975 – Sony launched Betamax, one of the first home videocassette recorder formats.
• 1977 – Five hundred million people around the world watched the start of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee celebrations on television.
• 1981 – The Israeli Air Force destroyed Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor in an operation called Operation Opera.
• 1982 – Priscilla Presley opened Graceland, Elvis Presley's former home, to the public as a museum.
• 1989 – Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashed in Suriname due to pilot error, tragically killing many people.
• 1991 – Mount Pinatubo erupted, sending a huge column of ash 7 kilometers (about 4.3 miles) into the sky.
• 2000 – The United Nations officially set the "Blue Line" as the border between Israel and Lebanon.

Famous Birthdays on June 7th

Many interesting people were born on this day throughout history.

Born Before 1900

• 1502 – John III of Portugal, a king of Portugal.
• 1757 – Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, a famous English socialite.
• 1770 – Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
• 1778 – Beau Brummell, an English fashion icon.
• 1831 – Amelia Edwards, an English journalist and author.
• 1837 – Alois Hitler, the father of Adolf Hitler.
• 1840 – Carlota of Mexico, an empress of Mexico.
• 1848 – Paul Gauguin, a famous French painter and sculptor.
• 1862 – Philipp Lenard, a Slovak-German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• 1868 – Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish painter and architect.
• 1879 – Knud Rasmussen, a Danish anthropologist and explorer.
• 1886 – Henri Coandă, a Romanian engineer who designed an early jet aircraft.
• 1896 – Robert S. Mulliken, an American physicist and chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• 1896 – Imre Nagy, who became the Prime Minister of Hungary.
• 1899 – Elizabeth Bowen, an Anglo-Irish author.

Born After 1900

• 1909 – Virginia Apgar, an American doctor who developed the important Apgar test for newborns.
• 1909 – Jessica Tandy, a well-known English-American actress.
• 1917 – Gwendolyn Brooks, an American poet.
• 1917 – Dean Martin, a famous American singer, actor, and producer.
• 1929 – John Turner, who served as the Prime Minister of Canada.
• 1931 – Virginia McKenna, an English actress and author.
• 1940 – Tom Jones, a very popular Welsh singer and actor.
• 1952 – Liam Neeson, a famous Irish-American actor.
• 1952 – Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish-American novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
• 1958 – Prince, an incredibly talented American singer-songwriter and musician.
• 1959 – Mike Pence, who became the Vice President of the United States.
• 1965 – Damien Hirst, a well-known English painter and art collector.
• 1974 – Bear Grylls, a famous English adventurer and television host.
• 1975 – Allen Iverson, a celebrated American basketball player.
• 1978 – Bill Hader, an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter.
• 1981 – Anna Kournikova, a Russian tennis player.
• 1988 – Michael Cera, a Canadian actor and musician.
• 1990 – Iggy Azalea, an Australian rapper and singer.

Notable Deaths on June 7th

This day also marks the passing of many significant figures.

Died Before 1900

• 1329 – Robert the Bruce, a famous Scottish king.
• 1394 – Anne of Bohemia, an English queen.
• 1492 – Casimir IV Jagiellon, the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland.
• 1826 – Joseph von Fraunhofer, a German optician and physicist.
• 1840 – Frederick William III of Prussia, a king of Prussia.
• 1843 – Friedrich Hölderlin, a German poet.
• 1861 – Patrick Brontë, an Anglo-Irish priest and author, and father of the famous Brontë sisters.
• 1866 – Chief Seattle, a leader of Native American tribes.

Died After 1900

• 1937 – Jean Harlow, a famous American actress and singer.
• 1954 – Alan Turing, a brilliant English mathematician and computer scientist.
• 1965 – Judy Holliday, an American actress and singer.
• 1967 – Dorothy Parker, an American poet and writer.
• 1970 – E. M. Forster, a well-known English novelist.
• 1978 – Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, an English chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
• 1980 – Henry Miller, an American novelist.
• 1992 – Bill France Sr., who helped create NASCAR, a major stock car racing organization.
• 2015 – Christopher Lee, a famous English actor.
• 2023 – The Iron Sheik, a well-known Iranian-American wrestler.

Holidays and Observances

The Sette Giugno monument, in its original location in Palace Square, Valletta

June 7th is celebrated in different ways around the world:

• Battle of Arica Day in parts of Chile.
• Flag Day (Peru) in Peru.
• Journalist Day (Argentina) in Argentina.
• Anniversary of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation in Slovakia.
• Birthday of Prince Joachim in Denmark.
• Sette Giugno in Malta, which remembers a series of riots.
• Union Dissolution Day (Independence Day of Norway) in Norway.
• Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day, which helps people learn more about this condition.