1099 – First Crusade: Siege of Jerusalem begins 

1557 - England declares war on France

1654 - Louis XIV becomes King of France

1893 - Mahatma Gandhi commits first civil offence

1913 - First successful ascent of Denali

1974 - Mahesh Bhupathi's birthday

1975 - The first Cricket World Cup begins

1979 - India's second satellite, Bhaskar I, is launched by a Soviet rocket

1990 - The 4-year Emergency in South Africa ends.

1996 - National flag at the North Pole

2012 - Same-sex marriage in Denmark

 * World Food Security Day - 7th June