1456 – Anne Neville the English wife of Richard III of England was born on the 11th June 1456 (died 1485).

1509 – Henry VIII of England married Catherine of Aragon on the 11th June 1509.

1776 – John Constable the English painter was born on the 11th June 1776 (died 1837).

1788 – Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reached Alaska on the 11th June 1788.

1815 – Julia Margaret Cameron the Indian photographer was born on the 11th June 1815 (died 1879).

1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world’s first film studios, was officially established in Melbourne, Australia on the 11th June 1892.

1894 – Kiichiro Toyoda the Japanese businessman and founder of Toyota was born on the 11th June 1894 (died 1952).

1901 – New Zealand annexed the Cook Islands on the 11th June 1901.

1910 – Jacques Cousteau the French biologist, author, inventor and co-developer of the aqua-lung was born on the 11th June 1910 (died 1997).

1913 – Coby Whitmore the American painter and illustrator was born on the 11th June 1913 (died 1988).

1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gave the 1st public demonstration of FM broadcasting on the 11th June 1935, in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.

1936 – The International Surrealist Exhibition opened in London, England on the 11th June 1936.

1939 – Jackie Stewart the Scottish race car driver was born on the 11th June 1939.

1947 – Richard Palmer-James the English singer-songwriter and guitarist from King Crimson and Supertramp was born on the 11th June 1947.

1949 – Frank Beard the American drummer and songwriter from ZZ Top was born on the 11th June 1949.

1950 – Graham Russell the English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Air Supply was born on the 11th June 1950.

1950 – Bjarne Stroustrup the Danish computer scientist and creator of C++ was born on the 11th June 1950.

1951 – Yasumasa Morimura the Japanese painter was born on the 11th June 1951.

1952 – Donnie Van Zant the American singer-songwriter and guitarist  from 38 Special was born on the 11th June 1952.

1954 – Johnny Neel the American vocalist, songwriter and musician from The Allman Brothers Band was born on the 11th June 1954.

1955 – 83 spectators were killed with about 100 injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collided at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on the 11th June 1955, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.

1960 – Mehmet Oz the American surgeon, author and television host was born on the 11th June 1960. www.DoctorOz.com

1963 – Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc burnt himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection on the 11th June 1963, to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.

1964 ~ The Beatles arrived in Australia for the first time on the morning of the 11th June 1964. The Beatles flew to Australia from Hong Kong to Sydney, with a stop at 2.35am en route in Darwin for their aeroplane to refuel. A crowd of about 2,000 fans greeted The Beatles at Sydney’s Mascot International Airport on the cold and rainy winter morning. YouTube video: The Beatles Arrive in Australia (1964)…

1965 – Manuel Uribe the Mexican world’s heaviest man was born on the 11th June 1965.

1968 – Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein was born on the 11th June 1968.

1969 – Steven Drozd the American singer-songwriter from The Flaming Lips was born on the 11th June 1969.

1972 – The Eltham Well Hall rail crash, caused by an intoxicated train driver was on the 11th June 1972, killing 6 people and injuring 126.

1977 – Geoff Ogilvy the Australian golfer was born on the 11th June 1977.

1982 – Marco Arment the American businessman and co-creator of Tumblr was born on the 11th June 1982.

1988 – Claire Holt the Australian actress was born on the 11th June 1988.

1991 ~ Dan Howell the English radio host and blogger was born on the 11th June 1991. Dan Howell is best known his YouTube channel DANiSNOTONFiRE, which reached 2 million subscribers on the 30th July 2013. Dan Howell and Phil Lester started presenting The Request Show with Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 in January 2013. Dan Howell on YouTube: www.Youtube.com/user/danisnotonfire | Facebook: www.facebook.com/danisnotonfire | Twitter: www.Twitter.com/danisnotonfire | YouTube video: Existential Crisis by Dan is Not On Fire…

1998 – Compaq Computer paid $9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation on the 11th June 1998, in the largest high-tech acquisition.

2001 – Timothy McVeigh was executed on the 11th June 2001, for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

2002 – Antonio Meucci was acknowledged as the 1st inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress on the 11th June 2002.

2004 – Cassini-Huygens made its closest fly by of the Saturn moon Phoebe on the 11th June 2004.

Today in History for June 11th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1891 – Cole Porter the American composer was born on the 9th June 1891 (died 1964).

1915 – Les Paul the American guitarist, songwriter and co-designer of the Gibson Les Paul Guitar (died 2009).

1924 – In the 2nd attempt to climb Mount Everest, George Mallory and Andrew “Sandy” Irvine disappeared on the 9th June 1924, possibly having first made it to the top.

1928 – Charles Kingsford Smith completed the 1st trans-Pacific flight on the 9th June 1928, in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross.

1934 – Donald Duck made his debut in The Wise Little Hen on the 9th June 1934.

1934 – Jackie Wilson the American singer-songwriter  was born on the 9th June 1934 (died 1984).

1942 – Anton Burghardt the German footballer and manager  was born on the 9th June 1942.

1949 ~ Francis Monkman the English rock, classical and film score composer, and a founding member of Curved Air was born on the 9th June 1949.

1954 – George Pérez the American author and illustrator  was born on the 9th June 1954.

1958 – Queen Elizabeth II officially opened London Gatwick Airport, in Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom on the 9th June 1958.

1961 – Michael J. Fox the Canadian-American actor, producer, and author  was born on the 9th June 1961.

1963 – Johnny Depp the American actor, singer, producer, and director  was born on the 9th June 1963.

1973 – Secretariat won the Triple Crown on the 9th June 1973.

1979 – The Ghost Train Fire at Luna Park Sydney, Australia killed 7 people on the 9th June 1979.

Today in History for June 9th ~ video presented by the Associated Press… 

1523 ~ GUSTAV I Of SWEDENalso known as Gustav Vasa was crowned king of Sweden on the 6th day of June in 1523. This is the date of the NATiONAL DAY Of SWEDEN.

1683 ~ The ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM in Oxford, England, opened as the world’s 1st university museum on the 6th day of June in 1683. Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology: www.Ashmolean.org 

1859 ~ QUEENSLAND was established as a separate colony from New South Wales on the 6th day of June in 1859. This date is now known as Queensland Day.

1933 ~ The 1st DRiVE-iN THEATER in the world opened in Camden, New Jersey, United States on the 6th day of June in 1933.

1936 ~ LEVi STUBBS the American musician from the The FOUR TOPS was born on the 6th day of June in 1936 (died in 2008 aged 72).

1939 ~ GARY U.S. BONDS the American musician was born on the 6th day of June in 1939.

1944 ~ EDGAR FROESE the German artist and electronic music pioneer of Tangerine Dream was born on the 6th day of June in 1944.

1952 ~ YUKiHiRO TAKAHASHi the Japanese musician and singer from the Yellow Magic Orchestra was born on the 6th day of June in 1952.

1956 ~ BJöRN BORG the Swedish former world no.1 tennis player was born on the 6th day of June in 1956.

1960 ~ STEVE VAi the American guitarist and songwriter was born on the 6th day of June in 1960. Steve Vai has sold over 15 million albums. He originally started his career as a music transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, and has won 3 Grammy Awards during his solo career.

1974 ~ UNCLE KRACKER the American musician was born on the 6th day of June in 1974.

1984 ~ TETRiS was released on the 6th day of June in 1984. Tetris is one of the best selling video games of all time.

2002 ~ A NEAR-EARTH ASTEROiD exploded over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya on the 6th day of June in 2002. The 10 meter diameter asteroid explosion known as the Eastern Mediterranean Event had a force of 26 kilotons, more powerful than the Nagasaki atomic bomb.

2011~ WORLD IPv6 DAY started on the 6th day of June in 2011. World IPv6 Day is an event sponsored and organized by the Internet Society and several large content providers to test public IPv6 deployment. World IPv6 Day was announced in January 2011 with 5 companies: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Akamai Technologies, and Limelight Networks.  The main motivation for the event was to evaluate the real world effects of the IPv6 brokenness as seen by various synthetic tests. To this end, during World IPv6 Day major web companies and other industry players enabled IPv6 on their main websites for 24 hours.

2012 ~ The TRANSiT Of VENUS occurred on the 6th day of June in 2002. It will not be seen again until 2117. The transit of Venus happens every 243 years when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, becoming visible against the Sun from Earth.

Today in History for June 6th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…

1896 – Henry Ford completed the Ford Quadricycle and gave it a successful test run on the 4th June 1896, becoming his first gasoline-powered automobile.

1910 – Christopher Cockerell the English engineer and inventor of the hovercraft was born on the 4th June 1910 (d. 1999).

1943 – Joyce Meyer the American educator and author was born on the 4th June 1943.

1961 – El DeBarge the American singer-songwriter  from DeBarge was born on the 4th June 1961.

1965 ~ Mick Doohan (AM) the Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion was born in Brisbane on the 4th June 1965. Mich Doohan won 5 consecutive 500 cc World Championships.

1975 – Russell Brand the English comedian, actor, and singer was born on the 4th June 1975.

1975 – Angelina Jolie the American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter was born on the 4th June 1975.

1990 ~ Evan Spiegel the American internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Snapchat, the mobile app, was born on the 4th June 1990. ~ www.snapchat.com

2012 – The Diamond Jubilee Concert was held outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall, London on the 4th June 2012. The concert was organised by Gary Barlow  as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Today in History for June 4th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…

1889 – The transcontinental Canadian Pacific Railway was completed on the 3rd June 1889.

1889 – The 1st long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States was completed on the 3rd June 1889, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.

1910 ~ Major Sir Wilfred Thesiger (CBE/DSO/FRAS/FRGS) aka Mubarak bin London (Arabic for “the blessed one from London”) the British explorer and travel writer was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the 3rd June 1910 (died 24th August 2003 aged 93).

1939 – Ian Hunter the English singer-songwriter and guitarist  from Mott the Hoople was born on the 3rd June 1939.

1950 – The 1st successful ascent of the Eight-thousander summit of Annapurna was reached on the 3rd June 1950, by Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal.

1950 – Suzi Quatro the American-English singer-songwriter and bass player was born on the 3rd June 1950.

1965 – The launch of Gemini 4 was on the 3rd June 1965, becoming the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performed the 1st American spacewalk.

1968 – Valerie Solanas the author of SCUM Manifesto attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol on the 3rd June 1968, by shooting him 3 times.

1974 – Kelly Jones the Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist from Stereophonics was born on the 3rd June 1974. Stereophonics “Dakota” 2005… 

1992 – Aboriginal Land Rights were granted in Australia on the 3rd June 1992, in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Eddie Mabo.

Today in History for June 3rd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…

1692 ~ Bridget Bishop was the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts on the 2nd June 1692, and fFound guilty, and was hung on the 10th June 1692.

1731 ~ MARTHA WASHiNGTON the 1st American first lady was born on the 2nd day of June in 1731 (died in 1802 aged 70).

1774 ~ WiLLiAM LAWSON the explorer of New South Wales, Australia was born on the 2nd day of June in 1774 (died in 1850 aged 76).

1896 ~ GUGLiELMO MARCONi applied for a patent for his invention of the radio on the 2nd day of June in 1896.

1909 ~ ALFRED DEAKiN became Prime Minister of Australia for the third time on the 2nd day of June in 1909.

1910 ~ CHARLES ROLLS the co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, became the 1st man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane on the 2nd day of June in 1910.

1937 ~ JiMMY JONES the American singer and songwriter was born on the 2nd day of June in 1937.

1941 ~ CHARLiE WATTS the English drummer from The ROLLiNG STONES was born on the 2nd day of June in 1941.

1953 ~ QUEEN ELiZABETH II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories & Head of the Commonwealth on the 2nd day of June in 1953, for her coronation service, which was the first to be televised.

1956 ~ Malcolm Garrett the English graphic designer was born on the 2nd June 1956.

1960 ~ TONY HADLEY the English lead singer of SPANDAU BALLET was born on the 2nd day of June in 1960.

1965 ~ MARK WAUGH & STEVE WAUGH the Australian cricketer twins were born on the 2nd day of June in 1965.

1966 ~ SURVEYOR 1 landed in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft land on another world on the 2nd day of June in 1966.

1968 ~ MERRiL BAINBRiDGE the Australian singer and songwriter was born on the 2nd June 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria. Merril Bainbridge’s debut hit single Mouth peaked at number one for 6 consecutive weeks in Australia in 1994, and top 5 hit in the United States. 

Merril Bainbridge’s Mouth song from 1994 on YouTube video…Merril Bainbridge’s Under The Water song from 1995 on YouTube video…

1970 ~ B-REAL the American lead rapper of CYPRESS HiLL was born on the 2nd day of June in 1970.

2003 ~The MARS EXPRESS probe was launched for Mars, from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on the 2nd day of June in 2003. This was Europe’s 1st voyage to another planet.

2004 ~ Ken Jennings began his 74 game winning streak on the Jeopardy! game show on the 2nd June 2004.

2013 ~ M. YUNUPiNGU the Aboriginal Australian front man of the band YOTHU YiNDi died on the 2nd June 2013 (born 17th September 1956).

Today in History for June 2nd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…