1654 ~ LOUiS XIV was crowned King of France on the 7th day of June in 1654.

1778 ~ BEAU BRUMMELL the English fashion leader was born on the 7th day of June in 1778 (d. 1840).

1848 ~ Paul Gauguin the French painter was born on the 7th day of June in 1848 (d. 1903).

1862 ~ The United States and the United Kingdom agreed to suppress the slave trade on the 7th day of June in 1862.

1917 ~ Dean Martin the American singer and actor was born on the 7th day of June in 1917(d. 1995).

1931 ~ Malcolm Morley the English painter was born on the 7th day of June in 1931.

1940 ~ Tom Jones the Welsh singer was born on the 7th day of June in 1940.

1938 ~ The Douglas DC-4E made its first test flight on the 7th day of June in 1938.

1957 ~ Paddy McAloon the English singer and songwriter from Prefab Sprout was born on the 7th day of June in 1957.

1958 ~ Prince the American musician was born on the 7th day of June in 1958.

1965 ~ Damien Hirst the English artist was born on the 7th day of June in 1965.

1974 ~ Bear Grylls the British adventurer and former soldier, and now Chief Scout was born on the 7th day of June in 1974.

1977 ~ The Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II was watched by 500 million people on television on the 7th day of June in 1977.

1981 ~ Anna Kournikova the Russian tennis player was born on the 7th day of June in 1981.

1982 ~ Priscilla Presley opend Graceland to the public on the 7th day of June in 1982. The bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

1995 ~ The long-range Boeing 777 entered service with United Airlines on the 7th day of June in 1995.

Today in History for June 7th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…