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=== Up to 1925 ===
* [[524]] – [[Battle of Vezerone]]: Burgundy triumphs over the French.
* [[1529]] - [[France|French]] forces are driven out of Northern [[Italy]] by [[Spain]] in the [[Battle of Landriano]].
* [[1621]] - 27 [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[Nobleman|noblemen]] are executed in the Old Town Square in [[Prague]] as a consequence of the [[Battle of White Mountain]].
* [[1665]] – First soldiers of [[Le Régiment de Carignan-Salières]] arrive at [[Quebec]] to invade [[Iroquois]] territories.
* [[1734]] – In [[Montreal]] in [[New France]] (today primarily [[Quebec]]), a black [[Slavery|slave]] known by the French name of [[Marie-Joseph Angélique]], was [[torture]]d then [[hanging|hanged]] by the [[France|French]] authorities in a public ceremony that involved her disgrace and the [[amputation]] of a hand.
* [[1749]] – [[Halifax,
* [[1767]] – English captain [[Samuel Wallis]] reaches the island of [[Tahiti]].
* [[1788]] – [[New Hampshire]] [[Ratification|ratifies]] the [[Constitution of the United States|U.S. Constitution]] and is thus admitted as the 9th state in the [[United States]].
* [[1791]] - King [[Louis XVI of France]] and members of his close family attempt to
* [[1798]] – [[1798 Rebellion|Irish Rebellion of 1798]]: British Army defeats Irish rebels at [[Battle of Vinegar Hill]]
* [[1813]] – [[Peninsular War]]: [[Battle of Vitoria]]
* [[1813]] – [[Laura Secord]] sets out to warn [[United Kingdom|British]] forces of impending [[United States|American]] attack at [[Queenston]], [[Ontario]].
* [[1824]] – [[Greek War of Independence]]: [[Egypt]]ian forces capture [[Psara]] in the [[Aegean Sea]].
* [[1859]] – [[Franco-Austrian War]]: [[Battle of Solférino]] is fought. Witnessed by [[Henri Dunant]], the results were the [[Geneva Conventions]] and the [[Red Cross]].
* [[1864]] – [[Maori Wars]]: The [[Tauranga Campaign]] ends.
* [[1877]] – The [[Molly Maguires]], ten [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrants who were labour activists, are [[Hanging (death)|hanged]] in the [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania]] Prison.
* [[1887]] – [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]'s golden [[jubilee]]
* [[1898]] – [[Guam]] becomes a [[U.S.
* [[1908]] - The [[Women's Social and Political Union]] holds a [[demonstration]] in [[London]] for a woman's right to vote. Over 250,000 women take part.
* [[1915]] – The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] hands down decision in ''[[Guinn v. United States]]'' 238 US 347 1915, striking down an [[Oklahoma]] law denying the [[right to vote]] to some [[citizen]]s.
* [[1919]] – The [[
* [[1919]] – Admiral [[Ludvig von Reuter]] scuttles the [[Germany|German]] fleet in [[Scapa Flow]], [[Orkney Islands|Orkney]]. The nine sailors killed were the last casualties of [[World War I]].
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* [[2006]] - [[Pluto]]'s newly discovered [[moon]]s are named [[Nix (moon)|Nix]] and [[Hydra (moon)|Hydra]].
* [[2009]] – [[Greenland]] is allowed to make more decisions independently from [[Denmark]].
* [[2013]] - At 11am, Singapore's new PSI record was broken again, with a PSI of 400 in the "Hazardous" range. The newly minted record was broken soon after at 12pm, with the PSI remaining in the "Hazardous" range with a reading of 401.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/psi-hits-new-all-time/719496.html | title=PSI hits new all-time high of 401 on Friday | publisher=Channel NewsAsia | date=21 June 2013 | accessdate=21 June 2013 | archive-date=24 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624015317/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/psi-hits-new-all-time/719496.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[2014]] - [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]: Two World Cup scoring records are equaled in the 2-2 draw between [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Ghana]]. [[Asamoah Gyan]] of [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] equals [[Roger Milla]]'s African record of five, and [[Miroslav Klose]] of [[Germany]] equals [[Ronaldo]]'s overall all-time record of fifteen.
* [[2019]] - The [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations]] football tournament starts.
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* [[1528]] - [[Maria of Austria]], Holy Roman Empress (d. [[1603]])
* [[1535]] - [[Leonhard Rauwolf]], German [[physician]] and [[botanist]] (d. [[1596]])
* [[1639]] - [[Increase Mather]], American minister and
* [[1646]] - [[Maria Francisca of Savoy]], Queen of [[Portugal]] (d. [[1683]])
* [[1676]] – [[Anthony Collins]], English [[philosopher]] (d. [[1729]])
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* [[1759]] - [[Alexander J. Dallas]], 6th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]] (d. [[1817]])
* [[1763]] - [[Pierre Paul Royer-Collard]], French [[statesman]] and [[philosopher]] (d. [[1845]])
* [[1774]] – [[Daniel D. Tompkins]], [[US]] Congressman, [[Governor]] of [[New York (state)|New York]], and the sixth [[Vice President of the United States]] (d. [[1825]])
* [[1781]] - [[Simeon Denis Poisson]], French [[mathematician]] and [[physicist]] (d. [[1840]])
* [[1788]] - [[Princess Augusta of Bavaria]] (d. [[1850]])
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* [[1831]] - [[Duke Ludwig Wilhelm of Bavaria (1831-1920)|Duke Ludwig Wilhelm of Bavaria]] (d. [[1920]])
* [[1839]] – [[Machado de Assis]], [[Brazil]]ian writer (d. [[1908]])
* [[1850]] - [[Daniel Carter Beard]], American illustrator and
* [[1850]] - [[Enrico Cecchetti]], Italian [[ballet]] dancer (d. [[1928]])
* [[1856]] - [[Friedrich Kluge]], German [[Philology|philologist]] (d. [[1926]])
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* [[1911]] - [[Karl Silberbauer]], Austrian [[SS]] officer (d. [[1972]])
* [[1912]] – [[Mary McCarthy]], American writer (d. [[1989]])
* [[1912]] - [[Marga Spiegel]], German
* [[1912]] - [[Kazimierz Leski]], Polish [[pilot]] and [[engineer]] (d. [[2000]])
* [[1914]] – [[William Vickrey]], Canadian economist, receives the [[Nobel Prize in Economics]] (d. [[1996]])
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* [[1947]] - [[Michael Gross (actor)|Michael Gross]], American actor
* [[1947]] - [[Joey Molland]], English [[singer-songwriter]] and [[guitar]]ist
* [[1947]] - [[Fernando Savater]], Spanish [[philosopher]] and [[
* [[1948]] – [[Ian McEwan]], British writer
* [[1948]] – [[Lionel Rose]], first [[Australian Aborigine|aboriginal]] boxer to win a world title (in [[1968]]) (d. [[2011]])
* [[1948]] – [[Andrzej Sapkowski]], Polish fantasy writer
* [[1949]] - Stephen Hunter Flick, American sound editor
* [[1950]] – [[Anne Carson]], poet
* [[1950]] – [[Joey Kramer]], American musician ([[Aerosmith]])
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* [[1978]] - [[Erica Durance]], Canadian actress
* [[1978]] - [[Jean-Pascal Lacoste]], French [[singer]] and [[actor]]
* [[1978]] – [[Gervase Markham]], British computer programmer and blogger (d. [[2018]])
* [[1979]] – [[Kostas Katsouranis]], Greek footballer
* [[1979]] – [[Chris Pratt]], American actor
* [[1981]] – [[Brandon Flowers]], American singer/keyboardist ([[The Killers (band)|The Killers]])
* [[1982]] – [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]], second-in-line to the British throne
* [[1982]] - [[Jussie Smollett]], American actor
* [[1983]] - [[Edward Snowden]], American intelligence contractor, activist and academic
* [[1983]] - [[Nadia
* [[1985]] – [[Kris Allen]], American singer/American Idol Winner
* [[1985]] - [[Lana Del Rey]], American singer
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* [[1989]] - [[Abubakar Kaki Khamis]], [[Sudan]]ese track-and-field athlete
* [[1990]] - [[Knowledge Musona]], Zimbabwean [[footballer]]
* [[1991]] - [[
* [[1992]] - [[Carly Booth]], Scottish [[golf]]er
* [[1992]] - [[Max Schneider]], American actor, dancer, model and singer
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* [[2011]] – [[Maria Gomes Valentim]], Brazilian [[supercentenarian]] (b. [[1896]])
* [[2012]] - [[Ramaz Shengelia]], [[Soviet]]-[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]n [[footballer]] (b. [[1957]])
* [[2012]] - [[Anna Schwartz]], American [[economist]] and
* [[2014]] - [[Yozo Ishikawa]], Japanese politician (b. [[1925]])
* [[2014]] - [[Walter Kieber]], 7th [[Prime Minister of Liechtenstein]] (b. [[1931]])
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== Observances ==
* [[Aloysius Gonzaga|Saint Aloysius Gonzaga]]
* [[Summer solstice]] in the [[Northern Hemisphere]], day with the most daylight hours
* [[Winter solstice]] in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], day with the fewest daylight hours
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