1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland.
1506 - The cornerstone of the current St. Peter's Basilica is laid.
1518 - Bona Sforza is crowned as Queen consort of Poland.
1521 - Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. He refuses to recant his teachings despite the risk of excommunication.
1797 - The Battle of Neuwied – French victory against the Austrians.
1864 - Battle of Dybbøl: A Prussian-Austrian army defeats Denmark and gains control of Schleswig. Denmark surrenders the province in the following peace settlement.
1881 - Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
1897 - The Greco-Turkish War is declared between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.
1899 - The St. Andrew's Ambulance Association is granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria.
1909 - St. Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome by St. Pope Pius X.
1930 - BBC Radio announces that there is no news on that day.
1942 - Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France.
1946 - The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
1955 - 29 nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference.
1980 - The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwe Dollar replaces the Rhodesian Dollar as the official currency.
1981 - The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game is suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23rd.
1988 - The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
1996 - In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians are killed when the Israel Defense Forces shell the United Nations compound at Quana where more than 800 civilians had taken refuge.
Famous Birthdays
1590 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor
1838 - Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, scientist
1864 - Richard Harding Davis, American author
1902 - Giuseppe Pella, 32nd Prime Minister of Italy
1915 - Joy Davidman, poet and writer, wife of C. S. Lewis
1917 - Frederika of Hanover, Queen Consort of Greece
1922 - Barbara Hale, actress
1941 - Michael D. Higgins, 9th President of Ireland
1947 - 23rd President of Liberia
1969 - Sayako Kuroda (formerly Princess Sayako of Japan before her marriage)
1972 - Eli Roth, director
1976 - Melissa Joan Hart, actress
1984 - America Ferrera, actress
1989 - Hannah Wang, actress
1993 - Nathan Sykes, singer-songwriter
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