June

• Coronation of Elizabeth II, queen of the United Kingdom

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• Birth of George V, King of the United Kingdom

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• The first instalment of Harriet Beecher Stowe‘s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in The National Era

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• Death of Robert I, king of Scots

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• Death of Harthacnut, king of England

• Accession of David II, king of Scots

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• Death of James III, king of Scots
• Accession of James IV, king of Scots

• Death of George I, king of Great Britain
• Accession of George II, king of Great Britain

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• Arthur Balfour chaired a testimonal dinner to mark the retirement from Punch of John Tenniel

• Death of Billy Butlin, holiday camp founder

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• The Pioneer 10 spacecraft became the first man-made object to leave the solar system

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• Birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American writer

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• Charles Goodyear patented his process for the vulcanization of rubber

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• Birth of Stan Laurel, English comic actor

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• Accession of Harthacnut, king of England

• Birth of Edward I, king of England (possibly 18th)

• The battle of Bunker Hill. After the battle Cuthbert Collingwood was promoted to lieutenant.

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• Coronation of Charles I as king of England

• Coronation of Charles I as king of Scots

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• Birth of James I (VI), king of England and Scots

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• Death of William IV, king of the United Kingdom
• Accession of Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom

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• Death of Edward III, king of England

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• Accession of Richard II, king of England

• Coronation of George V, king of the United Kingdom

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• Birth of Edward VIII, king of the United Kingdom

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• Coronation of James IV, king of Scots

• Coronation of Henry VIII, king of England

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• Accession of Richard III, king of England

• Death of George IV, king of the United Kingdom
• Accession of William IV, king of the United Kingdom

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• Coronation of Edward IV, king of England

• Birth of Henry VIII, king of England

• Coronation of Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom

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