1794 – Glorious First of June; first naval battle between Britain (under Admiral Lord Howe) and France (Vice-Admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse) during French Revolutionary Wars. Britain gains tactical win.
1796 – Tennessee admitted as 16th US state
1872 – 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.25
1909 – Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle
1972 – Tswanaland becomes Bophuthatswana in South Africa
1979 – Vizianagaram district is formed in Andhra Pradesh, India.
1993 – Melchior Ndadaye elected President of Burundi
1996 – H. D. Deve Gowda becomes Prime Minister of India
2001 – Nepalese Royal Massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal slaughters his parents, two siblings, and five other family members during dinner at the Narayanhiti Palace, in Katmandu
2019 – UEFA Champions League Final, Madrid: Liverpool beats Tottenham, 2-0 for Reds’ 6th title