Jazz pianist Chick Corea was born
United NationsOn June 12, 1941, jazz pianist Chick Corea was born. A groundbreaking artist both as a keyboardist (piano, electric piano, synthesizer) and as a composer-arranger, Chick Corea moved fluidly among […]
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Irish poet, dramatist and writer W. B. Yeats is born
IrelandOn June 13, 1865 W. B. Yeats was born. The Irish writer, poet and playwright was born in Sandymount in County Dublin, Ireland. "But I, being poor, have only my […]
Captain Bligh reaches Timor
Norfolk IslandAfter rowing and sailing 35,800 km (600 miles), Captain Bligh and his remaining crew landed in Kupang harbour, Timor on June 14, 1789, 49 days after the Bounty mutineers. Just […]
Alcock and Brown crossed the Atlantic
NewfoundlandPilots Alcock and Brown complete the first non stop Atlantic flight on June 15, 1918. Photo of Alcock and Brown in front of Vickers airplane 1919 . […]
Maureen Forrester Canadian operatic contralto
Canada , CanadaOn June 16, 2010, Canadian operatic contralto. Maureen Forrester died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Maureen Forrester Part of the Canadian Opera Singers series Issued by Canada Post October 17, 2006 […]
Statue of Liberty sails into New York Harbor
United States Thomas Edison National Historical Park, West Orange, NJ, United StatesOn June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty sailed into New York Harbor. The statue, by sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, was shipped from France to the US aboard […]
Canadian figure skating champion Kurt Browning
Canada , CanadaOn June 18, 1966, Canadian figure skating champion Kurt Browning was born. 4 time world champion and first skater to land a quadruple jump, a toe loop in competition. Men's […]
José Rizal is born
Philippines , PhilippinesPhilippine nationalist, writer and national hero, José Rizal was born on June 19, 1861. José Rizal (1861-1896), book "Noli Mi Tangere" | José Rizal (1861-1896), Heidelberg University | José Rizal […]
It’s National Flag Day in Argentina!
June 20 is National Flag Day in Argentina! Flag of Argentina From the Aid to Provinces of Catamerca and La Rioja set Issued by Argentina post July 17, 1944 semi-postal […]
Halifax, Nova Scotia established
Canada , CanadaOn June 21, 1749, Colonel Edward Cornwallis led 13 transport ships packed with 2,500 settlers, and a navy sloop to Halifax Harbour and established a fortified town that would become […]
Windrush Day in the UK
United Kingdom , United KingdomJune 22 is Windrush Day in the UK Windrush didn't start with the HMT Empire Windrush, nor did it end with it. ‘Several thousand West Indians were recruited into the […]
Antarctic Treaty goes into effect
TAAFThe Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) went into effect on June 23 1961. "RECOGNIZING that it is in the best interests of all of mankind that Antarctica shall always continue for […]