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1975 – British referendum results in continued membership of the European Economic Community, with 67% of votes in favour.The mission ends in disaster when all three cosmonauts, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev are suffocated by uncontrolled decompression of the capsule during re-entry on 29 June. By the end of the day, the Allies have landed on five invasion beaches and are pushing inland. Nearly 160,000 Allied troops cross the English Channel with about 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers participating. 1944 – Commencement of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, with the execution of Operation Neptune-commonly referred to as D-Day-the largest seaborne invasion in history.The American carrier Yorktown and the destroyer Hammann are also sunk. All four Japanese fleet carriers taking part- Akagi, Kaga, Sōryū and Hiryū-are sunk, as is the heavy cruiser Mikuma. 1942 – The United States Navy's victory over the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway is a major turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Roosevelt signs the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into law, establishing the U.S. 1933 – The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
The date is still celebrated as Queensland Day. 1859 – Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales.1844 – The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) is founded in London.1832 – The June Rebellion in Paris is put down by the National Guard.1822 – Alexis St Martin is accidentally shot in the stomach, leading to William Beaumont's studies on digestion.A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler. 1813 – The Battle of Stoney Creek, considered a critical turning point in the War of 1812.1762 – In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.1654 – Swedish Queen Christina abdicated her throne in favour of her cousin Charles Gustav and converted to Catholicism.1523 – Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.In the Italian Wars, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, forcing them to abandon Milan Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored. 1505 – The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake affects Tibet and Nepal, causing severe damage in Kathmandu and parts of the Indo-Gangetic plain.0 913 – Constantine VII, the 8-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed by Constantine's uncle Alexander III on his deathbed.