07 June History
- 1498 - Christopher Columbus leaves on his third voyage of exploration.
- 1546 - The Peace of Ardes ends the war between France and England.
- 1654 - Louis XIV is crowned king of France.
- 1712 - The Pennsylvania Assembly bans the importation of slaves.
- 1767 - Daniel Boone sights present-day Kentucky.
- 1775 - The United Colonies change their name to the United States.
- 1863 - Mexico City is captured by French troops.
- 1900 - The Boxer rebels cut the rail links between Peking and Tientsin in China.
- 1903 - Professor Pierre Curie reveals the discovery of Polonium.
- 1914 - The first vessel passes through the Panama Canal.
- 1932 - Over 7,000 war veterans march on Washington, D.C., demanding their bonus pay for service in World War I.
- 1942 - The Japanese invade Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.
- 1968 - In Operation Swift Saber, U.S. Marines sweep an area 10 miles northwest of Danang in South Vietnam.
- 1981 - Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroy Iraq's only nuclear reactor.
- 1994 - The Organization of African Unity formally admits South Africa as its fifty-third member.
07 June Birthdays
- 1502 - Gregory XIII, Roman Catholic pope.
- 1778 - George Byran "Beau" Brummell, English wit.
- 1848 - Paul Gaugin, French post-impressionist painter.
- 1899 - Elizabeth Bowen, British novelist and short story writer (The Death of the Heart).
- 1909 - Virginia Apgar, American physician and medical researcher.
- 1909 - Peter Rodino, U.S. congressman, chairman of the Watergate hearings.
- 1917 - Gwendolyn Brooks, African-American poet.
- 1954 - Louise Erdrich, American author.