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9th June 1815: ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna signed, nine days before Napoleon’s final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo Jun 09, 2026

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The Final Act of the Congress set in place a map of Europe that remained largely unchanged for the next forty years, and which laid the foundations for the First World ...

8th June 793: Viking raiders attack Lindisfarne in Northumbria Jun 08, 2026

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Norse raiders attacked the holy island of Lindisfarne off the Northumbrian coast in an event that is generally accepted as the start of the ‘Viking’ period of British ...

7th June 1788: Day of the Tiles breaks out in the French city of Grenoble, serving as an early precursor to the French Revolution Jun 07, 2026

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Royal troops entered Grenoble to dissolve the parlement and remove magistrates from the city. Crowds of townspeople gathered in response, and protesters climbed onto rooftops from where they threw roof tiles at the troops ...

6th June 1944: D-Day landings launched by the Allied forces of the Second World War in Normandy Jun 06, 2026

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The amphibious landings in Normandy are still the largest seaborne invasion ever to be staged, and marked the start of the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Western ...

5th June 1967: Start of the Six Day War as Israel launches air strikes against the Egyptian air force Jun 05, 2026

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By the time a final ceasefire was signed on 10 June, Israel’s territorial gains had put around a million Arabs under their control, signalling the start of a new phase in Arab-Israeli ...

4th June 1916: Russian Army begins the Brusilov Offensive on the Eastern Front of the First World War Jun 04, 2026

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The Brusilov Offensive is regarded as one of the most effective operations of the war in terms of tactical innovation and initial results as it involved simultaneous attacks across a broad front to prevent Austro-Hungarian forces from concentrating ...

3rd June 1989: Tiananmen Square protesters fired on by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Jun 03, 2026

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Official figures reported 241 deaths as a result of the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests but unofficial estimates, including one by the US Ambassador at the time, place the figure at more than twice ...

2nd June 1946: Italians vote in a referendum to abolish the monarchy and turn their country into a republic Jun 02, 2026

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More than 89% of eligible Italian citizens voted in the referendum, with 54.3% voting in favour of turning the country into a ...

1st June 1980: CNN begins broadcasting as the first 24-hour news channel Jun 01, 2026

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Media entrepreneur Ted Turner assembled a newsroom capable of operating at all hours, recruiting journalists, and establishing technical systems for live reporting of events, supplemented by analysis, interviews, and repeated ...

31st May 1981: Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka burnt down during a violent attack May 31, 2026

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The Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka was burnt down during a violent rampage by an organised mob of ethnic ...

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