June 7
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[edit] Events
- 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins.
- 1654 - Louis XIV is crowned King of France.
- 1692 - Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake
- 1863 - During the French intervention in Mexico, Mexico City is captured by French troops.
- 1905 - Norway dissolves its union with Sweden.
- 1917 - World War I: Battle of Messines - Allied ammonal mines underneath German trenches in Mesen Ridge are detonated, killing 10,000 German troops.
- 1942 - World War II: The Battle of Midway ends.
- 1967 - The Israeli forces enter Jerusalem during the Six-Day War.
- 1981 - The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera
[edit] Births
- 1837 - Alois Hitler, father of Adolf Hitler (d. 1903)
- 1909 - Peter W. Rodino, American politician (d. 2005)
- 1917 - Dean Martin, American actor (d. 1995)
- 1929 - John Turner, seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada
- 1943 - Nikki Giovanni, Black racist poet
[edit] Deaths
- 1329 - Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland (b. 1274)
- 1951 - Oswald Pohl, SS Officer (b. 1892)
- 1979 - Asa Earl Carter, author and segregationist (b. 1925)
