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BORN
| 1417 | | Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini (1432-1468), condottiero, d. 1468 |
| 1556 | | King James VI of Scotland (1567-1625)/I of England (1603-25) |
| 1764 | | Jose Gervasio Artigas, general and father of Uruguay, d. 1850 |
| 1811 | | Henry Prince, Brig Gen, U.S., d. 1892 |
| 1856 | | Elbert Hubbard, author ("A Message to Garcia"), d. 1915, in the 'Lusitania' |
| 1933 | | Viktor I Patsayev, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11) |
DIED
| 1312 | | Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall, "favorite" of Edward II, beheaded at c. 28 |
| 1867 | | Maximilian, Archduke of Austria & Emperor of Mexico (35), MajGen Miguel Miramon (36), & MajGen Tomas Meija (46), firing squad |
| 1953 | | The Rosenbergs, Julius (35) & Ethel (38), Soviet spies, executed at Sing Sing |
| 1989 | | I. F. Stone, 81, muckraker and Soviet-apologist |
EVENT
| 0 | | Juneteenth |
| 0 | | World Refugee Day |
| -240 | BC | Eratosthenes accurately calculates the circumference of the earth |
| 325 | | Promulgation of the "Nicene Creed" at the Council of Nicaea |
| 870 | | Zanji Kharijite rebels sack Ubulla, Persia |
| 1195 | | Battle of Al Arcos: The Almohads defeat the Castillians |
| 1269 | | Louis IX of Frances decrees Jews must wear a badge of shame |
| 1306 | | Battle of Methven: The Earl of Pembroke defeats the Bruce's rebels |
| 1498 | | Niccolo Machiavelli is appointed Secretary to the Signoria of Florence, effectively Minister of War |
| 1778 | | Washington's troops leave Valley Forge |
| 1800 | | Battle of Hochstadt: French defeat the Austrians |
| 1821 | | Battle of Dragasani: Turks defeat the Greeks |
| 1864 | | CSS 'Alabama' is sunk by USS 'Kearsarge' off Cherbourg |
| 1865 | | Slaves in Texas are freed by Union forces |
| 1868 | | Maj Gen E R S Canby removes the anti-Reconstruction mayor of Columbia, SC |
| 1878 | | Congress passes the Posse Comitatus Act, to prevent the Army from enforcing civil rights laws |
| 1933 | | Austrian Premier Dollfuss bans Nazi-organizations |
| 1936 | | "Hitler's Heavyweight" Max Schmeling KOs Joe Louis in the 12th round |
| 1937 | | Franco's Nationalists capture Bilbao from the Republicans |
| 1940 | | Goring orders seizure of Dutch horses, cars, buses, and ships |
| 1942 | | U.S. submarine 'S-27' lost by grounding in the Aleutians. |
| 1944 | | "Marianas Turkey Shoot" - Battle of the Philippine Sea: by 21st Japanese lose 3 CVs, 426 a/c, US c. 70 a/c. |
| 1944 | | French troops free Elba from the Nazis |
| 1947 | | An F-80 becomes the first plane to exceed 600 mph |
| 1948 | | USSR blocks access to West-Berlin: Berlin Blockade begins |
| 1963 | | Valentina Tereshkova, the 1st woman in space, returns to Earth |
| 1967 | | Muhammad Ali is convicted of refusing induction into the Army |
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