History for June 7

History for June 7 - On-This-Day.com
Beau Brummel (George Bryan Brummell) 1778 - Arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England, Paul Gauguin (Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin) 1848 - Post-Impressionist artist, painter, sculptor, Jessica Tandy 1909 - Actress 


Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti) 1917 - Singer, actor ("The Dean Martin Show", "Rio Bravo", "Young Lions"), Tom Jones 1940 - Singer, Ken Osmond 1943 - Actor, known for his role as Eddie Haskell in the original "Leave It To Beaver" television series 


Liam Neeson 1952 - Actor,  Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 1958 - Musician, actor ("Purple Rain", "Sign 'O' the Times", "Under the Cherry Moon"), Anna Kournikova 1981 - Tennis player 


1654 - Louis XIV was crowned king of France. 


1775 - The United Colonies changed their name to the United States. 


1892 - John Joseph Doyle became the first pinch-hitter in baseball when he was used in a game. 


1903 - Professor Pierre Curie revealed the discovery of Polonium. 



1937 - The cover of "LIFE" magazine showed the latest in campus fashions of the times, which included saddle shoes. 


1942 - The Battle of Midway ended. The sea and air battle lasted 4 days. Japan lost four carriers, a cruiser, and 292 aircraft, and suffered 2,500 casualties. The U.S. lost the Yorktown, the destroyer USS Hammann, 145 aircraft, and suffered 307 casualties. 


1942 - Japan landed troops on the islands of Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians. The U.S. invaded and recaptured the Alutians one year later. 



1966 - Sony Corporation unveiled its brand new consumer home videotape recorder. The black and white only unit sold for $995. 


1968 - Legoland Billund opend in Billund, Denmark. It was the original Legoland park. 


1981 - Israeli F-16 fighter-bombers destroyed Iraq’s only nuclear reactor.