Daily Calendar for Saturday, June 7, 2025
Born
- Beau Brummel (fashion leader) –
- Sir James Young Simpson (one of the founders of modern gynecology) –
- Jessica Tandy (actress) –
- Gwendolyn Brooks (poet and first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize) –
- Dean Martin (singer & actor) –
- Rocky Graziano (boxer) –
- Tom Jones (singer) –
- Liam Neeson (actor) –
- Prince (musician) –
- Anna Kournikova (tennis player) –
- Jordan Fry (actor) –
Died
- Jean Harlow (actress) –
- Dorothy Parker (author) –
- Dennis Potter (writer) –
- Kenny Rankin (singer & songwriter) –
Events
- Louis XIV crowned King of France –
- In the Continental Congress, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed a resolution calling for a Declaration of Independence –
- William Bruce Mumford became the first U.S. citizen hung for treason –
- Two men left NYC for a 55-day row across the Atlantic Ocean –
- Hudson Stuck’s expedition reached summit of Mt. McKinley, Alaska –
- King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain became the first reigning British monarchs to visit the U.S. –
- The $64,000 Question made its television debut –
- Priscilla Presley opened Graceland to the public –
- Patent for chain saw cleaning brush granted to an 11-year-old –
Weather
- The Year without summer hit Danville, Vermont, with drifts of snow and sleet up to 20” –
- 42-tornado outbreak began in Upper Midwest –
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