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Jeremiah Horrocks observing the transit of Venus
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A transit of Venus
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1639 – English astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks made the first observation of a transit of Venus. | appeared as TFA on June 5, 2012 |
1676 – Scanian War: Forces led by Swedish Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt defeated the invading army of Denmark–Norway under the command of King Christian V in an area north of Lund, Sweden. | {{refimprove}} |
1791 – Britain's The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, was first published. | refimprove |
1909 – The first Grey Cup game, the championship game of the Canadian Football League, was held. | Just appeared as TFA (2012) |
1937 – The first issue of The Dandy, the world's longest-running children's comic book, was published. | refimprove |
1956 – Singers Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley, collectively called the "Million Dollar Quartet", recorded an impromptu jam session in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. | refimprove section |
1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, the President of the Central African Republic, had himself crowned as Emperor Bokassa I. | refimprove |
1991 – Journalist Terry Anderson, the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon, was released after seven years in captivity. | Tagged with {{refimprove}} |