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June 1955
The following events occurred in June 1955: June 1, 1955 (Wednesday) *Marilyn Monroe (on her 29th birthday) and her husband Joe DiMaggio attend the première of Billy Wilder's film of ''The Seven Year Itch'', featuring an iconic scene in which Monroe stands on a New York City Subway grating as her white dress is blown above her knees. June 2, 1955 (Thursday) *Italian singers Natalino Otto and Flo Sandon's marry. June 3, 1955 (Friday) *The Messina Conference, a conference of the foreign ministers of the six member states of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), concludes in Messina, Sicily. René Mayer is appointed as President of the High Authority. June 4, 1955 (Saturday) * Giuseppe Alessi begins his second term as President of Sicily. June 5, 1955 (Sunday) *The 1955 Belgian Grand Prix takes place at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and is won by Juan Manuel Fangio. *Died: ** Pattillo Higgins, 91, US oil pioneer and businessman **Sir Herbert Stanley, 82, British adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 1
Events Pre-1600 *1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu. * 1252 – Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León. * 1298 – Residents of Riga and Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. * 1495 – A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky. *1533 – Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. *1535 – Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis. 1601–1900 *1648 – The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War. *1649 – Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. *1670 – In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |