HISTORICAL EVENTS ON JUNE 13

PORTUGAL

1415- The Prince of Portugal, Henry the Navigator embarked on an expedition to Africa.




FRANCE

King of France Louis XVI

1792- King of France Louis XVI  dismisses the French government.




THE U.S. CONGRESS 

1888- The U.S. Congress created the Department of Labour.




ALBERT BERRY

1912- Captain  Albert Berry made the first successful parachute jump from an airplane in Jefferson, Mississippi.





NORTH KOREA

1951- U.N. troops seized Pyongyang, North Korea.





THURGOOD MARSHALL 

Thurgood Marshall 

1967- Thurgood Marshall nominated as 1st African American Supreme Court Justice.




HURRICANE AGNES

1972- Hurricane Agnes raced across the Caribbean toward Cuba. Florida took the brunt of Agnes as it hit the coastline and suffered about $10 million in damages.




ISRAEL

1978- Isreal withdraws forces from Lebanon.




SOUTH AFRICA

1986- Due to unrest in South Africa Bishop Desmond Tutu, winner of Nobel Prize for Peace meets with South African President P.W. Botha to discuss the nationwide state of emergency declared by Botha.

HISTORICAL EVENTS ON JUNE 12

Lewis Phectic Haslett

 PATENT 

1849- Lewis Phectic Haslett received the patent for gas mask.

BANK

1860- The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.

NEW RICHMOND TORNADO

1899- The eighth deadliest tornado in U.S. history kills 117 peoples and injuries around 200.

GREECE KING CONSTANTINE I

King Constantine I 

1917- King Constantine I of Greece, abdicated his throne in the face of pressure from Britain and France and internal opponents.

ADOLF HITLER

 Adolf Hitler

1942- Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler orders enslavement of Slavic people.

NELSON MANDELA

 Nelson Mandela

1964- Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa.

RUSSIA DAY

1990- Russian federation parliament formally declared itself to be sovereign. This day is celebrated as Russia Day.

HISTORICAL EVENTS ON JUNE 11

TROJAN WAR

1184 BC- Troy is sacked and burned according to calculations by Eratosthenes.









BATTLE OF SAUCHIEBURN

1488- Battle of Sauchieburn, rebellion against the Scottish crown results in the death of King James III.





NORTH AMERICA

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

1578- England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize North America.




TREATY OF SPAIN



1699- England, France & Netherlands agree on the 2nd Extermination Treaty of Spain.





BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Benjamin Franklin

1742- United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin Stove.




JAMES COOK

James Cook

1770- Explorer Caption James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia.

BOSTON

1837- The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between English-Americans and Irish-Americans.



MARCUS GARVEY

1911- Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.



WORLD WAR II

1940- In World War II - First attack of the Italian Air force on the island of Malta.




ETHIOPIA

2003- Scientists have found the oldest known human fossilized skulls dated around 160,000 years old in the Afar region of Ethiopia.

Historical Events on June 10

ROMAN EMPEROR

1190- In Third Crusade - Holy Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowns while crossing the Saleph River leading the army to Jerusalem.













THE FIRST WITCH HANGED

1692- Being found guilty of "certain Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries", Bridget Bishop on this day in 1692 became the first person to be hanged during the Salem witch trials in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.







BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

1752- the United States founding Father Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment.











SERBIAN PRINCE

1868- Serbian Prince Michael III was assassinated, derailing the Balkan League's plans for a coordinated rebellion against the Ottomans and destroying the league.











MECCA

1916- Mecca under the control of the Turks, falls to the Arabs during the Great Arab Revolt.








GIACOMO MATTEOTTI 

1924- The Italian socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti is kidnapped and assassinated by Fascists in Rome.











WORLD WAR II

1940- Italy under the rule of Benito Mussolini declared war against France and Great Britain entering World War II.












NATO

1999- Serb forces begin their withdrawal from Kosovo after signing an agreement with the NATO powers.

Historical events on June 9

ROMAN EMPEROR

68- Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide.











TREATY

1531- Pope Clement VII and Francois I sign a secret treaty against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.











CHURCH OF ENGLAND

1549- Book of Common Prayer is adopted by the church of England.












TREATY OF STOCKHOLM 

1720- Sweden and Denmark sign the 3rd Treaty of Stockholm.




DONALD DUCK

1934- Donald Duck makes his first film appearance, in The Wise Little Hen, a short by Walt Disney.







TORNADOES

1953- A series of 6 Tornadoes hit the area of Flint in Michigan and parts of Ohio yesterday killing over 140 people and leaving billions of dollars property damage.









LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT

1958- Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II officially opens London Gatwick Airport, Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom.









KING OF JORDAN

1970- An assassination attempt is made on the King Hussein of Jordan when gunmen opened fire on his motorcade as it was driving near his summer place.











HONG KONG

2019- Over 1 million people protest in Hong Kong over proposed new extradition laws to China in one of the largest protests in the city.

Historic Events on June 7

JERUSALEM

1099- 1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem.








TREATY OF TORDESILLAS

1494- Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas dividing the new world along with an American 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa.






KING OF FRANCE

1654- The sun King of France Louis XIV crowned King of France.







FIRST BAPTIST  CHURCH

1665- Boston's First Baptist Church, one of the oldest Baptist churches in America, is founded.







EARTHQUAKE

1692- Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica kills 3,000.







ABRAHAM LINCOLN

1864- 16th US President Abraham Lincoln renominated for US President by the Republican Party.










KING AND QUEEN

1939- King of the United Kingdom George VI and Elizabeth become the 1st king and queen of Britain to visit the USA.










ISRAEL AIRCRAFT

1981- Israeli aircraft bomb and destroy a French-built nuclear plant near Iraq's capital, Baghdad.







DENMARK

2012- Denmarks parliament approved a law allowing same-sex- marriage, the law also covered same-sex weddings in the Church of Denmark.