Events by Month: June

Events by Month: June

Questions

1. June 16, 2010 - Which small Himalayan nation becomes the first in the world to declare a total ban on tobacco?
2. June 30, 1905 - Which scientist publishes On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces the idea of special relativity?
3. June 29, 2007 - Apple Inc. releases the first version of which groundbreaking product?
4. June 28, 1997 - Which heavyweight boxer was disqualified in the third round of his bout with Evander Holyfield after biting off a piece of his ear?
5. June 27, 1358 - The Republic of Ragusa is founded on the location of which modern-day Croatian city?
6. June 26, 1997 - British author JK Rowling publishes the first of her series that features which protagonist?
7. June 25, 1991 - Croatia and which other northern Balkan nation declare their independence from Yugoslavia?
8. June 24, 1939 - The prime minister, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, changed the name of which country to its modern name of Thailand?
9. June 23, 1914 - Pancho Villa captures Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta as part of which country's revolution?
10. June 22, 1633 - The Holy Office in Rome forces which man to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the centre of the solar system?
11. June 21, 2009 - Which Danish territory in the North Atlantic adopts self-rule?
12. June 20, 1975 - Which American thriller film, set on Amity Island, is released, beginning the trend of "summer blockbusters"?
13. June 19, 1846 - The first recorded and organised game of which sport is played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey?
14. June 18, 1815 - Emperor Napoleon I suffers his final defeat at the hands of a combined British-Prussian force at which battle, in modern-day Belgium?
15. June 17, 1631 - Mumtaz Mahal, wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, dies during childbirth - this would inspire his construction of which now-famous marble mausoleum in Agra?
16. June 1, 1988 - The European central bank is founded in which capital city?
17. June 15, 2012 - Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to tightrope walk across which large set of waterfalls?
18. June 14, 1900 - Which modern-day state becomes a territory of the United States?
19. June 13, 2018 - Which automobile manufacturer is fined one billion Euros for their role in the Emissions Scandal?
20. June 12, 1817 - The 'Dandy Horse', the first version of which vehicle, is driven by Karl von Drais in Karlsruhe, Germany?
21. June 11, 980 - Vladimir the Great, also known as Saint Vladimir, Crown Prince of which city, becomes the first ruler to convert a Slavic nation to Christianity?
22. June 10, 1692 - In Salem, Massachusetts, Bridget Bishop was found guilty of being what?
23. June 9, 1856 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa to take the Mormon Trail. This would end with them settling in which modern US state?
24. June 8, 452 - The Hunnic army, led by which man, crosses into northern Italy to begin a devastating campaign?
25. June 7, 1494 - Spain and which other country sign the Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing the territories of the New World between them?
26. June 6, 1944 - Allied forces land in which French region as part of the Operation Overlord invasion of western Europe?
27. June 5, 1989 - The 'Tank Man' protestor halts armoured vehicles being driven through Tiananmen Square in which capital city?
28. June 4, 1989 - The victory of the Solidarity party in which country's elections sparks a wave of anti-communist revolutions across Europe?
29. June 3, 1937 - Which former King of the United Kingdom marries his partner Wallis Simpson in northern France?
30. June 2, 455 - The beginning of the sack of Rome by which Germanic people? Clue: they now give their name to the act of deliberate property damage.

1. June 16, 2010 - Which small Himalayan nation becomes the first in the world to declare a total ban on tobacco?

   Bhutan
2. June 30, 1905 - Which scientist publishes On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces the idea of special relativity?

   Einstein
3. June 29, 2007 - Apple Inc. releases the first version of which groundbreaking product?

   iPhone
4. June 28, 1997 - Which heavyweight boxer was disqualified in the third round of his bout with Evander Holyfield after biting off a piece of his ear?

   Tyson
5. June 27, 1358 - The Republic of Ragusa is founded on the location of which modern-day Croatian city?

   Dubrovnik
6. June 26, 1997 - British author JK Rowling publishes the first of her series that features which protagonist?

   Harry Potter
7. June 25, 1991 - Croatia and which other northern Balkan nation declare their independence from Yugoslavia?

   Slovenia
8. June 24, 1939 - The prime minister, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, changed the name of which country to its modern name of Thailand?

   Siam
9. June 23, 1914 - Pancho Villa captures Zacatecas from Victoriano Huerta as part of which country's revolution?

   Mexico
10. June 22, 1633 - The Holy Office in Rome forces which man to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the centre of the solar system?

    Galileo
11. June 21, 2009 - Which Danish territory in the North Atlantic adopts self-rule?

    Greenland
12. June 20, 1975 - Which American thriller film, set on Amity Island, is released, beginning the trend of "summer blockbusters"?

    Jaws
13. June 19, 1846 - The first recorded and organised game of which sport is played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey?

    Baseball
14. June 18, 1815 - Emperor Napoleon I suffers his final defeat at the hands of a combined British-Prussian force at which battle, in modern-day Belgium?

    Waterloo
15. June 17, 1631 - Mumtaz Mahal, wife of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, dies during childbirth - this would inspire his construction of which now-famous marble mausoleum in Agra?

    Taj Mahal
16. June 1, 1988 - The European central bank is founded in which capital city?

    Brussels
17. June 15, 2012 - Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to tightrope walk across which large set of waterfalls?

    Niagara Falls
18. June 14, 1900 - Which modern-day state becomes a territory of the United States?

    Hawaii
19. June 13, 2018 - Which automobile manufacturer is fined one billion Euros for their role in the Emissions Scandal?

    VW
20. June 12, 1817 - The 'Dandy Horse', the first version of which vehicle, is driven by Karl von Drais in Karlsruhe, Germany?

    Bicycle
21. June 11, 980 - Vladimir the Great, also known as Saint Vladimir, Crown Prince of which city, becomes the first ruler to convert a Slavic nation to Christianity?

    Kiev
22. June 10, 1692 - In Salem, Massachusetts, Bridget Bishop was found guilty of being what?

    Witch
23. June 9, 1856 - 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa to take the Mormon Trail. This would end with them settling in which modern US state?

    Utah
24. June 8, 452 - The Hunnic army, led by which man, crosses into northern Italy to begin a devastating campaign?

    Attila
25. June 7, 1494 - Spain and which other country sign the Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing the territories of the New World between them?

    Portugal
26. June 6, 1944 - Allied forces land in which French region as part of the Operation Overlord invasion of western Europe?

    Normandy
27. June 5, 1989 - The 'Tank Man' protestor halts armoured vehicles being driven through Tiananmen Square in which capital city?

    Beijing
28. June 4, 1989 - The victory of the Solidarity party in which country's elections sparks a wave of anti-communist revolutions across Europe?

    Poland
29. June 3, 1937 - Which former King of the United Kingdom marries his partner Wallis Simpson in northern France?

    Edward VIII
30. June 2, 455 - The beginning of the sack of Rome by which Germanic people? Clue: they now give their name to the act of deliberate property damage.

    Vandals