June 15: Corpus Christi (various Western Christian churches, 2017); Flag Day in Denmark
Fort Ricasoli
- 763 BC – The Eclipse of Bur-Sagale was observed in Assyria, the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified.
- 1670 – The first stone of Malta's Fort Ricasoli (pictured) was laid.
- 1896 – A 7.2 Ms earthquake and a subsequent tsunami struck Japan, destroying about 9,000 homes and causing at least 22,000 deaths.
- 1920 – Three African American circus workers were lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota, a crime that shocked the country for having taken place in the Northern United States.
- 2001 – Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Lisa del Giocondo (b. 1479) · John VI Kantakouzenos (d. 1383) · John Fenn (b. 1917)
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