On This Day in June
On June 1, 1967 which album released by The Beatles was met with critical acclaim?
On June 2, 1997 who was convicted on fifteen counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the Oklahoma bombings?
On June 3, 1937 who married the Duke of Windsor?
On June 4, 1913 who was killed by a horse called Anmer?
On June 5, 1932 who was born and later became the subject of the film My Left Foot?
On June 6, 2005 which actress, the wife of Mel Brooks died?
On June 7, 1914 the locks of which canal was opened to vessels for the first time?
On June 8, 1998 who became President of the US National Rifle Association?
On June 9, 1981 who was born and later played Queen Amidala in the Star Wars movies?
On June 10, 1829 which annual race was held for the first time?
On June 11, 1988 whose 70th birthday was marked with a tribute concert at Wembley Stadium?
On June 12, 1978 which serial killer was sentenced to 365 years in prison?
On June 13, 1982 in which country did King Fahd succeed King Khalid?
On June 14, 1982 which conflict ended?
On June 15, 1993 which former Formula One World Champion died?
On June 16, 1938 which actor was born, a thespian who went on to play the serial killer Dr Harold Shipman in the TV drama Prescription For Murder?
On June 17, 1972 Barker, Gonzales, Martinez, McCord and Sturgis were all arrested in which building?
On June 18, 1928 who as a passenger became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
On June 19, 1978 which lasagne loving feline made his comic strip debut?
On June 20, 1893 who was acquitted of the brutal axe murders of her step mother and father?
On June 21, 1982 who was found not guilty by reasons of insanity of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan?
On June 22, 1978 which moon of the planet Pluto was discovered?
On June 23, 1894 which sporting body, the brainchild of Pierre de Coubertin was founded?
On June 24, 1895 who was born and went on to acquire the nickname of the Manassa Mauler?
On June 25, 1905 which diamond was discovered by Frederick Wells?
On June 26, 1963 who said, Ich bin ein Berliner in a Berlin speech?
On June 27, 1884 which founder of the Mormon Church was murdered?
On June 28, 1914 who was killed in Sarajevo, an assassination that precipitated World War I?
On June 29, 1613 which London theatre was destroyed by fire?
On June 30, 1934 what name was given to Adolf
Hitlers purge of his political foes in Germany?
Answers
June 1- Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club
Band
June 2 Timothy McVeigh
June 3- Wallis Simpson
June 4 Emily Davison
June 5 Christy Brown
June 6 Anne Bancroft
June 7 Panama Canal
June 8 Charlton Heston
June 9 Natalie Portman
June 10 Oxford and Cambridge boat race
June 11 Nelson Mandela
June 12 David Berkowitz nicknamed the Son of Sam
June 13 Saudi Arabia
June 14 Falklands War
June 15 James Hunt
June 16 James Bolam
June 17 Watergate building
June 18 Amelia Earhart
June 19 Garfield
June 20 Lizzie Borden
June 21 John Hinckley
June 22 Charon, pronounced care on
June 23 International Olympic Committee
June 24 Jack Dempsey
June 25 Cullinan diamond
June 26 John F Kennedy
June 27 Joseph Smith Jnr
June 28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand
June 29 The Globe Theatre
June 30 The Night of the Long Knives