A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on June 14 throughout history.
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Richard II in England meets leaders of the Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: Parliament's New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax defeats the Royalist forces of English King Charles I
The Betsy Ross flag is a 1792 design for the flag of the United States that first appeared in a painting of George Washington at Trenton by John Trumbull.
King of Sennar, Badi VII, surrenders his throne and realm to General Ismail Pasha of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300-year-old Sudanese kingdom to an end
Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews, Roman Catholics, Gypsies and Soviet POWs (at least 1.1 million would die within its walls)
The history of Estonia forms a part of the history of Europe. Human settlement in what is now Estonia became possible 13,000–11,000 years ago, after the ice from the last glacial era had melted, and...
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial...
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American action-thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron.
"The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" (Roud 2473) is a popular song written by Will S. Hays in 1871 for the minstrel trade.
Miami beats St. Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings, the longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg marries Jeanne d'Albret, daughter of King Henry II of Navarre - against her will, she has to be carried to the altar (marriage annulled 1545)
Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (40) weds Julie Vellay in London
Ragtime composer Scott Joplin (35) weds Freddie Alexander (19) in Arkansas
American stage and screen actress Tallulah Bankhead (39) divorces American actor John Emery (36) in Reno, Nevada after less than 4 years of marriage
Actress Laraine Day (39) divorces manager Leo Durocher (53) due to incompatibility after 12 years of marriage
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton (48) divorces Beth Shuey due to conflict of personalities after nearly 20 years of marriage
Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty
While taking exile in Fuzhou, southern China, from advancing Mongol invaders, remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold coronation ceremony for young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song
Explorer Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years)
Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism
At 4:30 AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya on his third Arctic expedition to return to the Netherlands (dies on the return voyage)
Dutch mariner Jacques Le Maire sets sails from Texel, North Holland, to find a new route to the Pacific and the Spice Islands and the southern continent (Terra Australis)
1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses
Russia and Poland sign Peace treaty of Polianov
Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government.
Battle of the Dunes: English and French forces defeat the Spanish near Dunkirk during Franco-Spanish War
French officer Simon-François Daumont de Saint-Lusson takes possession for France of Lake Huron and Superior "and all the other contiguous and adjacent countries, rivers, lakes and streams, here, both discovered and yet to be discovered", at assembly of fourteen Amerindian nations at Sault-Sainte-Ma
Battle at Schooneveld: Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter beats French and English fleet
The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Prussia (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending War of the Fourth Coalition
Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross of Dixfield, Maine
Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England.
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St.
Belgian Liberal Party forms
Third great fire of early San Francisco, starts in a bakery chimney
The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg campaign during the American Civil War.
Cherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.
All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their...
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
Niger Convention signed in Paris by France and Great Britain agreeing to the partition of West Africa
The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776.
At the battle of Telissu, the Japanese rout the Russians and inflict heavy casualties
The Belostok (Białystok) pogrom occurred between 14–16 June 1906 (1–3 June Old Style) in Białystok, Poland (which at the time was part of the Russian Empire).
Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers
Fourth German Navy Bill is passed authorising the financing of the building of another four major warships
A German air campaign of the First World War was carried out against Britain. After several attacks by seaplanes, the main campaign began in January 1915 with airships.
John Alcock and Arthur Brown were British aviators who, in 1919, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St.
Orchestral version of Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “The Lark Ascending” premieres, with dedicatee Marie Hall as violinist and Adrian Boult conducting the British Symphony Orchestra.in the Queen's Hall, London
Charles Harvey Hoffner (October 20, 1896 – November 9, 1981) was an American professional golfer.
Test Cricket debuts of English players Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate in 1st Test England v South Africa at Edgbaston
Prussia and Vatican sign Concord
VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
French steamer "St Philbert" overturns off St Nazaire, France, drowning 450 people
The Chaco War (Spanish: Guerra del Chaco, Guarani: Cháko Ñorairõ) was fought from 1932 to 1935.
Oranienburg Concentration Camp opens in Germany
American children's literature writer and illustration Dorothy Lathrop wins 1st Caldecott Medal for Illustration for her work "Animals of the Bible"
1st bazooka rocket gun produced (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
During the Pacific War, Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people.
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) was a national, predominantly English-language association which represented 57,000 library workers across Canada.
Klemens Gottwald becomes president of Czechoslovakia
UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) was a line of electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation.
The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic of the United States.
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
42.0 cm rain falls on East St Louis, Illinois (state record)
British parachutists lands on Cyprus
°F, hottest temperature in San Francisco
Albert Henry DeSalvo (September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973), also known as the Green Man or the Measuring Man, was an American murderer and rapist who was active in Boston, Massachusetts, in the...
Beatles VI is the seventh Capitol Records studio album by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States and Canada (including The Beatles' Story).
Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the second studio album by the American rock band Iron Butterfly, released in June 1968.
Members of the NI Social Democratic and Labour Party hold a meeting with representatives of the Irish Republican Army in Derry; the IRA representatives outline their conditions for talks with the British Government
The 46th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 13–14, 1973, sponsored by the E.W.
"At Seventeen" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian from her seventh studio album Between the Lines. Columbia released it in July 1975 as the album's second single.
The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest created by Chuck Barris in 1976 and franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone is the supreme law governing Sierra Leone and delineates its frame of government.
No Nukes concert at Hollywood Bowl
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States.
Michael Nesmith in Television Parts is a television series aired by NBC in 1985. It was a 30-minute comedy-variety series created by Michael Nesmith as a continuation of his Grammy Award-winning...
4th full-duration test firing of redesigned SRB motor
Gerald Rydel Simpson, better known as A Guy Called Gerald, is a British record producer and musician.
Mr. Destiny is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by James Orr, and starring Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Courteney Cox, Jay O. Sanders and Rene Russo.
Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth
Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 for a 4-3 series victory; Rangers end their record 54-year Championship drought
Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win
"Comic Relief" benefit comedy show
China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan form the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
An explosion at an Indian steel plant kills 11 people and severely injures 16
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the...
Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and...
First mammal made extinct by human-induced climate change announced - the Bramble Cay melomys from Torres Strait
Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
India reports surge of nearly 12,000 a day confirmed COVID-19 cases (320,922 overall), the world's fourth-affected country, as death toll hits 9,195
Denmark and Canada agree to split the arctic Hans Island, ending their 50-year "Whiskey War", where each country laid claim by buying whiskey on the island [1]
An overcrowded fishing boast carrying refugees and migrants capsizes south of Greece killing at least 79, with 104 rescued but hundreds more feared dead [1]
Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author, known for american abolitionist and author, was born on 1811-06-14.
Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, known for german psychiatrist and neuropathologist, was born on 1864-06-14.
Che Guevara, Argentine revolutionary, known for argentine revolutionary, was born on 1928-06-14.
Donald Trump is born
Olaf Scholz is born
Lucy Hale, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1990-06-14. Karen Lucille Hale is an American actress and singer.
Cy Coleman, American musician, known for american composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist, was born on 1929-06-14. Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist..
Boy George, British musician, known for british musician, was born on 1962-06-14. George Alan O'Dowd, known professionally as Boy George, is a British musician, songwriter and DJ who rose to fame as…
Jesy Nelson, English musician, known for british singer, was born on 1992-06-14. Jessica Louise Nelson is a former English singer.
Gunna, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1994-06-14. Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.
Fred Funk is born
Eric Heiden, American athlete, known for american speed skater, was born on 1959-06-14.
Steffi Graf, German athlete, known for german former tennis player, was born on 1970-06-14.
Karl Landsteiner, American immunologist, known for austrian immunologist, was born on 1868-06-14. Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist.
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, American french-american architect, known for french-american architect, died on 1825-06-14.
Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette, known for british suffragette, died on 1928-06-14.
John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor, known for scottish inventor, died on 1946-06-14.
Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist and librettist, known for american lyricist and librettist, died on 1986-06-14.
Chinese southern Song dynasty officially declares war on the northern Jin dynasty
While taking exile in Fuzhou, southern China, from advancing Mongol invaders, remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold coronation ceremony for young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song
Explorer Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years)
Richard II in England meets leaders of the Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg marries Jeanne d'Albret, daughter of King Henry II of Navarre - against her will, she has to be carried to the altar (marriage annulled 1545)
Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism
At 4:30 AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya on his third Arctic expedition to return to the Netherlands (dies on the return voyage)
Dutch mariner Jacques Le Maire sets sails from Texel, North Holland, to find a new route to the Pacific and the Spice Islands and the southern continent (Terra Australis)
1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses
Russia and Poland sign Peace treaty of Polianov
Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of all people and is imposed by the government.
Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: Parliament's New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax defeats the Royalist forces of English King Charles I
Battle of the Dunes: English and French forces defeat the Spanish near Dunkirk during Franco-Spanish War
French officer Simon-François Daumont de Saint-Lusson takes possession for France of Lake Huron and Superior "and all the other contiguous and adjacent countries, rivers, lakes and streams, here, both discovered and yet to be discovered", at assembly of fourteen Amerindian nations at Sault-Sainte-Ma
Battle at Schooneveld: Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter beats French and English fleet
The Betsy Ross flag is a 1792 design for the flag of the United States that first appeared in a painting of George Washington at Trenton by John Trumbull.
The French Revolutionary Wars (French: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802.
Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Prussia (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending War of the Fourth Coalition
Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author, known for american abolitionist and author, was born on 1811-06-14.
King of Sennar, Badi VII, surrenders his throne and realm to General Ismail Pasha of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300-year-old Sudanese kingdom to an end
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, American french-american architect, known for french-american architect, died on 1825-06-14.
Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross of Dixfield, Maine
Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England.
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St.
Belgian Liberal Party forms
Third great fire of early San Francisco, starts in a bakery chimney
The Second Battle of Winchester was fought between June 13 and June 15, 1863, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia as part of the Gettysburg campaign during the American Civil War.
Cherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.
Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, known for german psychiatrist and neuropathologist, was born on 1864-06-14.
Karl Landsteiner, American immunologist, known for austrian immunologist, was born on 1868-06-14. Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian-American biologist, physician, and immunologist.
All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro (40) weds Julie Vellay in London
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their...
1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
Niger Convention signed in Paris by France and Great Britain agreeing to the partition of West Africa
The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776.
Ragtime composer Scott Joplin (35) weds Freddie Alexander (19) in Arkansas
At the battle of Telissu, the Japanese rout the Russians and inflict heavy casualties
The Belostok (Białystok) pogrom occurred between 14–16 June 1906 (1–3 June Old Style) in Białystok, Poland (which at the time was part of the Russian Empire).
Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers
Fourth German Navy Bill is passed authorising the financing of the building of another four major warships
A German air campaign of the First World War was carried out against Britain. After several attacks by seaplanes, the main campaign began in January 1915 with airships.
John Alcock and Arthur Brown were British aviators who, in 1919, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St.
Orchestral version of Ralph Vaughn Williams’ “The Lark Ascending” premieres, with dedicatee Marie Hall as violinist and Adrian Boult conducting the British Symphony Orchestra.in the Queen's Hall, London
Charles Harvey Hoffner (October 20, 1896 – November 9, 1981) was an American professional golfer.
"The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" (Roud 2473) is a popular song written by Will S. Hays in 1871 for the minstrel trade.
Test Cricket debuts of English players Herbert Sutcliffe and Maurice Tate in 1st Test England v South Africa at Edgbaston
Che Guevara, Argentine revolutionary, known for argentine revolutionary, was born on 1928-06-14.
Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette, known for british suffragette, died on 1928-06-14.
Prussia and Vatican sign Concord
Cy Coleman, American musician, known for american composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist, was born on 1929-06-14. Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist..
VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht
French steamer "St Philbert" overturns off St Nazaire, France, drowning 450 people
The Chaco War (Spanish: Guerra del Chaco, Guarani: Cháko Ñorairõ) was fought from 1932 to 1935.
Oranienburg Concentration Camp opens in Germany
American children's literature writer and illustration Dorothy Lathrop wins 1st Caldecott Medal for Illustration for her work "Animals of the Bible"
Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs, later expanded to include civilian Jews, Roman Catholics, Gypsies and Soviet POWs (at least 1.1 million would die within its walls)
The history of Estonia forms a part of the history of Europe. Human settlement in what is now Estonia became possible 13,000–11,000 years ago, after the ice from the last glacial era had melted, and...
American stage and screen actress Tallulah Bankhead (39) divorces American actor John Emery (36) in Reno, Nevada after less than 4 years of marriage
1st bazooka rocket gun produced (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
During the Pacific War, Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people.
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) was a national, predominantly English-language association which represented 57,000 library workers across Canada.
John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor, known for scottish inventor, died on 1946-06-14.
Donald Trump is born
Klemens Gottwald becomes president of Czechoslovakia
UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) was a line of electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation.
The U.S. Pledge of Allegiance is a patriotic recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic of the United States.
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
42.0 cm rain falls on East St Louis, Illinois (state record)
Fred Funk is born
British parachutists lands on Cyprus
Olaf Scholz is born
Eric Heiden, American athlete, known for american speed skater, was born on 1959-06-14.
Actress Laraine Day (39) divorces manager Leo Durocher (53) due to incompatibility after 12 years of marriage
°F, hottest temperature in San Francisco
Albert Henry DeSalvo (September 3, 1931 – November 25, 1973), also known as the Green Man or the Measuring Man, was an American murderer and rapist who was active in Boston, Massachusetts, in the...
Boy George, British musician, known for british musician, was born on 1962-06-14. George Alan O'Dowd, known professionally as Boy George, is a British musician, songwriter and DJ who rose to fame as…
Beatles VI is the seventh Capitol Records studio album by the English rock band the Beatles in the United States and Canada (including The Beatles' Story).
Miami beats St. Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings, the longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
Dutch police beat construction workers, 60 injured
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida is the second studio album by the American rock band Iron Butterfly, released in June 1968.
Steffi Graf, German athlete, known for german former tennis player, was born on 1970-06-14.
Members of the NI Social Democratic and Labour Party hold a meeting with representatives of the Irish Republican Army in Derry; the IRA representatives outline their conditions for talks with the British Government
The 46th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held in Washington, D.C. at the Mayflower Hotel on June 13–14, 1973, sponsored by the E.W.
"At Seventeen" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janis Ian from her seventh studio album Between the Lines. Columbia released it in July 1975 as the album's second single.
The Gong Show is an American amateur talent contest created by Chuck Barris in 1976 and franchised by Sony Pictures Television to many countries.
The Constitution of Sierra Leone is the supreme law governing Sierra Leone and delineates its frame of government.
No Nukes concert at Hollywood Bowl
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial...
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), alternatively the Great Commission Baptists (GCB), is a Christian denomination based in the United States.
Michael Nesmith in Television Parts is a television series aired by NBC in 1985. It was a 30-minute comedy-variety series created by Michael Nesmith as a continuation of his Grammy Award-winning...
Alan Jay Lerner, American lyricist and librettist, known for american lyricist and librettist, died on 1986-06-14.
4th full-duration test firing of redesigned SRB motor
Gerald Rydel Simpson, better known as A Guy Called Gerald, is a British record producer and musician.
Mr. Destiny is a 1990 American fantasy comedy film directed by James Orr, and starring Jim Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine, Jon Lovitz, Courteney Cox, Jay O. Sanders and Rene Russo.
Lucy Hale, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1990-06-14. Karen Lucille Hale is an American actress and singer.
Jesy Nelson, English musician, known for british singer, was born on 1992-06-14. Jessica Louise Nelson is a former English singer.
Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth
Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: New York Rangers beat Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 for a 4-3 series victory; Rangers end their record 54-year Championship drought
Gunna, American musician, known for american rapper, was born on 1994-06-14. Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, known professionally as Gunna, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.
Giants infielder Mike Benjamin goes 6-for-7 in 13-inning 4-3 win
"Comic Relief" benefit comedy show
China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan form the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American action-thriller film directed by Doug Liman and written by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron.
Asafa Powell of Jamaica sets a new Men's 100 meters world record of 9.77 at the Athens Olympic Stadium
Ringo Starr's ninth All-Starr Band debuts in concert; members include: Billy Squier, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, Rod Argent, Hamish Stuart, and Sheila E.
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton (48) divorces Beth Shuey due to conflict of personalities after nearly 20 years of marriage
An explosion at an Indian steel plant kills 11 people and severely injures 16
The Ilyushin Il-76 is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the...
Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and...
First mammal made extinct by human-induced climate change announced - the Bramble Cay melomys from Torres Strait
Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising baseball near Washington, D.C., injuring 4
India reports surge of nearly 12,000 a day confirmed COVID-19 cases (320,922 overall), the world's fourth-affected country, as death toll hits 9,195
Denmark and Canada agree to split the arctic Hans Island, ending their 50-year "Whiskey War", where each country laid claim by buying whiskey on the island [1]
An overcrowded fishing boast carrying refugees and migrants capsizes south of Greece killing at least 79, with 104 rescued but hundreds more feared dead [1]