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June 7, 2017
8th June 793: Viking raiders attack Lindisfarne in Northumbria
Norse raiders attacked the holy island of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast in an event that is generally accepted as the start of the ‘Viking’ period of British history. The monastery on Lindisfarne had been...
June 6, 2017
7th June 1628: Petition of Right ratified by King Charles I
On the 7th June 1628, the Petition of Right was approved by King Charles I. The Petition is a major Constitutional document that recognises four key principles of government: no taxation without the consent of...
June 5, 2017
6th June 1822: ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’ William Beaumont first treats Alexis St Martin
Alexis St. Martin, who had been shot in the stomach, was first treated by US Army surgeon William Beaumont who became known as the ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’. St. Martin was a French-Canadian voyageur who...
June 4, 2017
5th June 1967: Start of the Arab-Israeli Six Day War
On the 5th June 1967, Israel launched a series of pre-emptive strikes against the Egyptian air force that marked the start of the Six Day War. The causes of the conflict are highly contested, with...
June 3, 2017
4th June 1920: Treaty of Trianon signed with Hungary after the First World War
The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World War. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had begun to collapse by the autumn of 1918, and the Hungarian Prime Minister...
June 2, 2017
3rd June 1989: Start of the Tiananmen Square massacre
On the evening of the 3rd June 1989, the People’s Liberation Army began firing on protesters taking part in the student-led Tiananmen Square protests. Having begun after the death of a deposed liberal reformer within...
June 1, 2017
2nd June 1962: Chile and Italy meet in the World Cup’s violent ‘Battle of Santiago’
Chile and Italy met in the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which resulted in ‘the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football possibly in the history of the game’. Nicknamed the Battle of Santiago,...
May 31, 2017
1st June 1967: The Beatles release Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
On the 1st June 1967, the Beatles released Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, their 8th studio album. It won four Grammy Awards following its release and is widely regarded as one of the most...
May 30, 2017
31st May 1981: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack
The Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka was burnt down during a violent rampage by an organised mob of ethnic Sinhalese. The Jaffna Public Library was built in 1933 to serve the capital city of...
31st May 1983: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack
The Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka was burnt down during a violent rampage by an organised mob of ethnic Sinhalese. The Jaffna Public Library was built in 1933 to serve the capital city of...
