7 June in history

9 events that happened on 7 June, from 879 to 1942.

1. 879 CE 1,147 years ago

   Pope John VIII recognises Croatia under Duke Branimir

   Pope John VIII recognised Croatia as an independent state and Branimir as its duke. Branimir had come to power by overthrowing Duke Zdeslav, a Byzantine client, and his reign turned Croatia firmly towards Rome.

   Duchy of CroatiaBranimir of Croatia

2. 1002 CE 1,024 years ago

   Henry II is elected and crowned King of Germany

   Henry II, Duke of Bavaria and second cousin of Emperor Otto III, was elected and crowned King of Germany after Otto's sudden death. The last Ottonian ruler, he was crowned emperor by Pope Benedict VIII in 1014.

   Henry IIOtto III

3. 1099 CE 927 years ago

   First Crusade begins the siege of Jerusalem

   The crusader armies reached Jerusalem and invested the city. They stormed it on 15 July and massacred many of its Muslim and Jewish inhabitants.

   First Crusade

4. 1420 CE 606 years ago

   Venice captures Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli

   Venetian troops took Udine after a long siege, and Gemona, San Daniele, Venzone and Tolmezzo soon followed. Venice annexed the Patria del Friuli, ending the temporal rule of the Patriarch of Aquileia.

   Udine

5. 1494 CE 532 years ago

   Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas

   The two kingdoms divided newly found lands along a meridian 370 leagues west of Cape Verde. The line later gave Portugal its claim to Brazil.

   Spanish EmpireTreaty of TordesillasCape VerdeBrazil

6. 1692 CE 334 years ago

   Earthquake sinks much of Port Royal, Jamaica

   A violent earthquake plunged two-thirds of the buccaneer town into the sea, killing some 2,000 people at once. Many saw it as divine judgement on 'the wickedest city on Earth'.

   Jamaica

7. ✦ Anniversary of the day

   1776 CE 250 years ago

   Richard Henry Lee moves for American independence

   Lee proposed that 'these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States'. Congress adopted the resolution on 2 July.

8. 1905 CE 121 years ago

   Norway dissolves its union with Sweden

   The Norwegian parliament declared that King Oscar II had ceased to rule as King of Norway. Sweden accepted the separation peacefully after a referendum, and Norway chose a Danish prince as king.

   SwedenNorway

9. 1942 CE 84 years ago

   Battle of Midway ends with the sinking of Yorktown

   The damaged carrier USS Yorktown finally sank as the battle closed. Japan's loss of four fleet carriers ended its naval superiority in the Pacific.

   Empire of JapanBattle of Midway

Born on 7 June 7

• Li Yuanhao1003–1048
• Federico da Montefeltro1422–1482
• John III of Portugal1502–1557
• John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen1561–1623
• Carlota of Mexico1840–1927
• Paul Gauguin1848–1903
• Imre Nagy1896–1958

Died on 7 June 8

• Ælfthryth, Countess of Flandersc. 877–929
• Robert the Bruce1274–1329
• Ashikaga Takauji1305–1358
• Casimir IV Jagiellon1427–1492
• George II Rákóczi1621–1660
• Alan Turing1912–1954
• E. M. Forster1879–1970
• Víctor Paz Estenssoro1907–2001

Dates as the sources give them: in the Julian calendar before 1582, and in some countries for longer (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918). Only people whose day of birth or death the records agree on are listed.

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