And the next date in the calendar is....

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9 June 1873 – Alexandra Palace in London burns down after being open for only 16 days.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Palace

 

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10 June 1688 – Birth of James Francis Edward Stuart ("The Old Pretender").

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Francis_Edward_Stuart

 

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11 June 1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform is started by Guangxu Emperor with a plan to change social, political and educational institutions in China, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. The failed reform though led to the abolition of Imperial Examination in 1905.

 

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12 June 1897 – Birth of Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Eden

 

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13 June 1625 – King Charles I marries Henrietta Maria of France.

 

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14 June 1276 – While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song Dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for the young prince Zhao Shi, making him Emperor Duanzong of Song.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Duanzong_of_Song

 

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15 June 1215 – King John of England puts his seal to the Magna Carta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta

 

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16 June 1779 – Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Siege_of_Gibraltar

 

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17 June 1579 – Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake

 

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18 June 1815 – The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo

 

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19 June 1867 – Maximilian I of the Mexican Empire is executed by a firing squad in Querétaro, Querétaro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico

 

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20 June 1685 – Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Rebellion

 

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21 June 1377 – Death of King Edward III of England.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_III_of_England

 

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22 June 1911 – George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_the_United_Kingdom

 

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23 June 1757 – Battle of Plassey – 3,000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj Ud Daulah at Plassey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey

 

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24 June 1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys – The French fleet is almost destroyed by the English Fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sluys

 

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25 June 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

 

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26 June 363 – Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_the_Apostate

 

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27 June 1743 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen: On the battlefield in Bavaria, King George II personally leads troops into battle. The last time that a British monarch would command troops in the field.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dettingen

 

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28 June 1914 – Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife are assassinated in Sarajevo.