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1. 13th June 313: The Edict of Milan formally ends the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire

   Gepubliceerd: 13-6-2025
2. 12th June 1942: Anne Frank receives her famous diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father

   Gepubliceerd: 12-6-2025
3. 11th June 1963: Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself to death to protest again the government of Ngô Đình Diệm

   Gepubliceerd: 11-6-2025
4. 10th June 1829: The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race takes place at Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire

   Gepubliceerd: 10-6-2025
5. 9th June 68: Emperor Nero commits suicide

   Gepubliceerd: 9-6-2025
6. 8th June 1968: James Earl Ray arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

   Gepubliceerd: 8-6-2025
7. 7th June 1832: The Great Reform Act becomes law, significantly changing the electoral system of the UK

   Gepubliceerd: 7-6-2025
8. 6th June 1822: ‘Father of Gastric Physiology’ William Beaumont first treats Alexis St Martin

   Gepubliceerd: 6-6-2025
9. 5th June 1963: John Profumo, the British Secretary of State for War, resigns following a political scandal caused by his extramarital affair

   Gepubliceerd: 5-6-2025
10. 4th June 1411: King Charles VI of France grants the exclusive right to ripen Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon

    Gepubliceerd: 4-6-2025
11. 3rd June 1956: Rock and Roll music banned in the Californian city of Santa Cruz

    Gepubliceerd: 3-6-2025
12. 2nd June 1896: Guglielmo Marconi files a patent application for his system of wireless telegraphy

    Gepubliceerd: 2-6-2025
13. 1st June 1946: Ion Antonescu, the former Prime Minister of Romania, executed by firing squad

    Gepubliceerd: 1-6-2025
14. 31st May 1916: Battle of Jutland begins in the North Sea, marking the largest naval battle of the First World War

    Gepubliceerd: 31-5-2025
15. 30th May 1899: Female bandit Pearl Hart and her partner, Joe Boot, commit one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies

    Gepubliceerd: 30-5-2025
16. 29th May 1660: Charles II restored to the English throne, marking the end of over a decade of republican rule

    Gepubliceerd: 29-5-2025
17. 28th May 1754: Battle of Jumonville Glen in Pennsylvania marks the beginning of the French and Indian War

    Gepubliceerd: 28-5-2025
18. 27th May 1703: The foundation of St Petersburg by Tsar Peter the Great

    Gepubliceerd: 27-5-2025
19. 26th May 1923: First 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race begins, establishing the endurance racing format

    Gepubliceerd: 26-5-2025
20. 25th May 1977: The first Star Wars film is released in cinemas

    Gepubliceerd: 25-5-2025