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Obviously not sharing the same year most likely, but any events that occurred on the same month and day
Mine: August 23rd
79: Mount Vesuvius begins stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire
406: Radagaisus is executed after he is defeated by the Roman army under Stilicho
1305: Sir William Wallace is executed for high treason at Smithfield in London
1784: Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years
1904: Automobile tire chain patented
1942: Battle of Stalingrad started
1966: Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon
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Edited by BritLemon: 5/17/2013 3:30:33 PM7th of June Events: 1099 – The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins. 1654 – Louis XIV is crowned King of France 1942 – World War II: The Battle of Midway ends. Births: 1837 – Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant, father of Adolf Hitler Deaths: 1329 – Robert the Bruce, Scottish king