1944 - The Battle of Normandy began as thousands of Allied troops started landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern Franc: the beginning of D-Day, which was code named Operation Overlord,
1966 - James Meredith, the first black man to brave the colour bar at the University of Mississippi, was shot in the back and legs while on a civil rights march.
1975 - British voters backed the UK's continued membership of the EEC by two-to-one in a nationwide referendum.
1982 – The Lebanon War began.
1984 - Nearly 300 people were killed as Indian troops stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, which was being held by Sikh militants.
2004 – Tamil was established as a "classical language" by the President of India.