Events of the Day - 7 June

1329

Death of Scottish king, leader in the First War of Scottish independence, killer of John Comyn

1424

Which Hussite leader triumphs at the Battle of Malešov?

1494

Treaty of Tordesillas divides discovered New World territories between Spain and which country?

1520

This summit between French and English monarchs begins

1522

Gustav Vasa purchases ships from Lübeck, traditionally counted as the founding of the navy of this country

1628

'Petition of Right' passes in England, limiting the monarch's power to tax without Parliament's permission. Which (later executed) king dissolves parliament in response?

1629

This city is destroyed by earthquake in Jamaica

1788

French revolution: 'Day of the Tiles' in which city?

1848

Birth of French Synthetist artist, known for his paintings of women in Tahiti

1868

Birth of Scottish architect and artist, known for his 'Modern Style' and his Glasgow buildings

1892

USA: this man sits in white train car, resulting in the Supreme Court ruling that states could mandate segregation

1905

This country's parliament dissolves its union with Sweden

1919

In riots in this Maltese city, British soldiers shoot four people dead

1927

Piotr Voikov, ambassador from the USSR, is murdered in this country

1929

By the coming into effect of the Lateran Treaty, this becomes an independent state

1936

In this country, agreements are signed between the state, unions and employers' organisations guaranteeing the right to strike and union organisation

1942

End of this battle in the Pacific theatre, inflicting severe damage on Japanese navy and aircraft carriers

1948

This Czechoslovak president resigns, refusing to sign the new Constitution (also served in the interwar period)

1948

Anti-Jewish riots begin in this country, then a French protectorate

1981

Operation Opera: Israel conducts an airstrike on a nuclear reactor in this country