Historical Events in June, Month of June Events
Here is a list of some historical events in June. You can learn What major event happened in June?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 4, 1411 | King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries. |
| June 4, 1996 | The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission. |
| June 7, 1929 | The Lateran Treaty is ratified, bringing Vatican City into existence. |
| June 8, 1929 | Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. |
| June 17, 1985 | Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. |
| June 10, 1854 | The United States Naval Academy graduates its first class of students. |
| June 14, 1800 | The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy. |
| June 23, 1713 | The French residents of Acadia are given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia, Canada. |
| June 16, 1407 | Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies. |
| June 3, 1864 | American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia. |
| June 24, 1973 | The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. |
| June 10, 1940 | World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions in his "Stab in the Back" speech at the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. |
| June 5, 1995 | The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created. |
| June 1, 1815 | Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite. |
| June 25, 1786 | Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. |
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