June 21 - June 21 June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 193 days remaining. June 21 is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, so today is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight in the northern hemisphere, and the shortest in the southern hemisphere. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and Observances Events 1665 - First soldiers of Le Régiment de Carignan-Salières arrive at Quebec Quebec to invade Iroquois territories. 1734 - In Montreal in New France (today primarily Quebec), a black slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique, was tortured then hanged by the French authorities in a public ceremony that involved her.
January 21 - January 21 January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 344 days remaining (345 in leap years). Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade 1276 - Innocent V becomes Pope 1643 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga 1789 - The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth, is printed in Boston, Massachusetts 1793 - After being found guilty for treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is guillotined. 1793 - Russia and Prussia partition Poland 1853 - Russell L. Hawes patents the envelope.
June - June simple:June June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. June is named for the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter. Events in June: The solstice occurs around the 21st of this month, although it may occur on either the 20 or 22. It is the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere. Midsummer is celebrated in Sweden on the third Friday in June. Father's Day is celebrated in the USA on the third Sunday in June. Gay pride celebrations in many countries in honor of the Stonewall riots The majority of the Portland Rose Festival occurs June begins on a unique day of the week each year. See Also: January, February,.
June 20 - June 20 June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1214 - University of Oxford receives its charter. 1756 - English garrison imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. 1789 - Deputies of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath 1819 - The US vessel Savannah arrives at Liverpool. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, most of the journey was made under sail. 1837 - Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne. 1863 - West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state. 1877 - Alexander Graham Bell installs world's first commercial.
June 22 - June 22 June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 168 BC - Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paulus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, ending the Third Macedonian War 1825 - British Parliament abolishes feudalism and the seigneurial system in British North America. 1846 - The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax. 1937 - Camille Chautemps becomes Prime Minister of France 1940 - France forced to sign armistice with Nazi Germany. 1941 - Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union, in one of the most dramatic turning points of World War II. 1941 - First Croatian.
July 21 - July 21 July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances Events 1298 - Battle of Falkirk (1298): England's Edward Longshank defeats William Wallace's Scottish rebels 1718 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed. 1774 - Russo-Turkish War, 1768-74: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending six years of war. 1831 - Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians. 1861 - American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run - At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins (Confederate victory). 1865 - In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill.
June Park, Florida - June Park, Florida June Park is a town located in Brevard County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,367. Geography \nJune Park is located at 28°4'25" North, 80°41'9" West (28.073643, -80.685709)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Demographics \nAs of the census of 2000, there are 4,367 people, 1,736 households, and 1,274 families residing in the town. The population density is 452.0/km² (1,171.0/mi²). There are 1,859 housing units at an average density of 192.4/km² (498.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 96.86% White, 0.76% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.21%.
June 2003 - June 2003 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. See also: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 Same-sex marriage in Canada SARS: Timeline Monkeypox Afghanistan timeline June 2003 "Road map" for peace Israeli-Palestinian conflict EU enlargement War in Iraq: Timeline North Korea crisis US v. EU on GM food June 30, 2003 In Irvine, California, a 30 year old man identified as Joseph Hunter Parker kills two supermarket employees with a sword, before being shot to death himself by the police. His victims are identified as John G. Nutting, 60, and Judith Fleming, 55. The event occurred at.
ISO 3166-2:2000-06-21 - ISO 3166-2:2000-06-21 ISO 3166-2 Newsletter number 1, june 6, 2000 This newsletter announced changes to ISO 3166-2. Please click on "What links here" to see which codes were affected. External Links http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/03updates-on-iso-3166/nli-1.pdf.
Kaspar von Barth - was born at Küstrin in the province of Brandenburg on the June 21, 1587. He was an extremely precocious child, and was looked upon as a marvel of learning. After studying at Gotha, Eisenach, Wittenberg and Jena, he travelled extensively, visiting most of the countries of Europe. Too independent to accept any regular post, he lived alternately at Halle and on his property at Sellerhausen near Leipzig. In 1636, his library and manuscripts at Sellerhausen having been destroyed by fire, he moved to the Paulinum at Leipzig, where he died on the September 17, 1658. Barth was a very voluminous writer. Of his writings those considered to be most important are: Adversariorum commentariorum in 60 books (Frankfurt 1624, reprinted in 1658), a storehouse of miscellaneous learning, dealing not only with classical.
Kate Hoey - Hoey, known as Kate Hoey (born June 21, 1946) is politician for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom. She has been member of Parliament for Vauxhall after a by-election in 1989. She was Sports Minister in the Department of Culture, Media and Sport from 1998 to 2001, when she was sacked. Since then she has been happy to voice her opposition to the government on issues such as gun control, and fox hunting..
KC-135 Stratotanker - the first 29 of its future fleet of 732. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, California, in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965. Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A. Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E, is 14 percent more fuel efficient than the KC-135A and can.
KDM Sælen (S323) - 24 officers and men Armament: eight 533mm (21-inch) torpedo tubes, eight torpedoes KDM Sælen (S323), is one of the three Tumleren-class small coastal submarines of the Kongelige Danske Marine (Royal Danish Navy). She was built as a Type 207 submarine by Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke of Emden, Germany in 1965 for the Kongelige Norske Marine (Royal Norwegian Navy) and served for 25 years as KNM Uthaug before being purchased by Denmark in 1990. Her international call sign is OUCJ. On 4 December 1990, Sælen sank while being towed from Copenhagen to Aarhus. On 17 December, she was raised by the German floating crane Roland and taken to Aarhus for repair. On 10 August 1993, diving approval was issued and the boat was recommissioned. Sælen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002.
Venera - 12, 1961 : Communications lost enroute to Venus Venera 2 - Flyby - launched November 12, 1965 : Communications lost just before arival Venera 3 - Atmospheric Probe - launched November 16, 1965 : Communications lost just before atmospheric entry Venera 4 - Atmospheric Probe - launched June 12, 1967 : Arrived October 18, 1967 and was the first probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and return data Venera 5 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 5, 1969 : Arrived May 16, 1969 and successfully returned atmoshperic data before being crushed by pressure within 26km of the surface Venera 6 - Atmospheric Probe - launched January 10, 1969 : Arrived May 17, 1969 and successfully returned atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure within 11km of the surface Venera 7 -.
Kevin Rudd - Rudd Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian Labor politician. He was born in Nambour, Queensland, and graduated with an arts degree with the University of Queensland. He then studied Chinese at the Australian National University. In 1981 he joined the Australian Diplomatic Service, where he served until 1988. In 1988 Rudd was appointed Chief of Staff to the Labor Opposition Leader in Queensland, Wayne Goss, a position he held until 1991, when Goss, by now Premier, appointed him Director-General of the Cabinet Office. These positions gave him experience of a wide range of domestic issues in addition to his foreign affairs experience. When the Goss government lost office in 1995, Rudd was hired as a Senior China Consultant by the accounting firm KPMG Australia. He held this.
Kevin Brown - second in the Rangers' rotation behind ace Nolan Ryan and posted a 12-9 record with a 3.35 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 1989 and a 12-10 record with a 3.60 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 1990. By 1992, Brown had improved his record with the Rangers to a remarkable 21-11 with 173 strikeouts and a 3.32 ERA, was tied for the league lead in victories and was the first since Ferguson Jenkins in 1974 to win 20 games in a Ranger uniform. Brown became a free agent following the strike settlement in 1994 and signed with the Baltimore Orioles for a season, posting a 10-9 record with 117 strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA. Following the 1995 season, Brown again became a free agent, signing with the Florida Marlins. In his first.
Khobar Towers bombing - Arabia. 19 U.S. servicemen were killed and 372 wounded on June 25, 1996 by a terrorist car bomb at Khobar Towers, part of a housing complex for military personnel.On June 21, 2001 an indictment was issued in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia charging the following people with with murder, conspiracy, and other changes related to the bombing. Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Mughassil Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie Ibrahim Salih Mohammed al-Yacoub Nine other Saudiss One Lebanese man..
Kilij Arslan I - of this easy victory he did not consider the main Crusader army, led by various nobles of western Europe, to be a serious threat. He resumed his war with the Danishmends, and was away from Nicaea when these new Crusaders attacked Nicaea in May of 1097. He hurried back to his capital to find it surrounded by the Crusaders, and was defeated in battle with them on May 21. The city then surrendered to the Byzantines. As the Crusaders continued their march across Anatolia, Kilij Arslan planned an ambush near Dorylaeum on June 29. However, his archers could not penetrate the line of defense set up by the Crusader knights, and a separate group of knights was able to capture the Turkish camp. Kilij Arslan retreated, and did not attack the.
Vega program - cancelled and the Venus part of the Vega 1 mission was reduced. Because of this the craft was designated Vega, a contraction of Venera and Gallei (from Halley, as the Russian language does not have the letter "H"). The spacecraft design was based on the previous Venera 9/10 missions. The two spacecraft were launched on December 15 and December 21, 1984, respectively. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The Venus mission 1.1 The Vega aerobots 2 The Halley mission 3 The Vega spacecraft The Venus mission Vega 1 arrived at Venus on June 11 and Vega 2 on June 15, 1985, and each delivered a 1500 kg, 240 cm diameter spherical descent unit. The units were relased some days before each arrived at Venus and entered the atmosphere without active inclination changes..
Kuressaare - Viktor Kingissepp who was born here. Kuressaare was the first town in Estonia where the self-governing status was restored in October 1990. Today, Kuressaare is a safe and healthy town, open for international cooperation and communication and having eight twin-towns. Twin Towns Ekenäs, Finland since 21 November 1988 Rønne, Denmark since 3 October 1991 Mariehamn, Finland since 24 October 1991 Skövde, Sweden since 23 June 1993 Vammala, Finland since 30 June 1994 Turku, Finland since 30 May 1996 Talsi, Latvia since 27 May 1998 Kuurne, Belgium since 9 August 1998.
