8th June
1915 Geeta Rahasya’, written by Lokmanya Tilak, published.
1937 World’s largest flower blooms in NY Botanical Garden, 12′ calla lily
1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr., captured
9th June
1716 Banda Bahadur, Sikh military commander (executed)
1870 Charles Dickens, English writer (David Copperfield, Oliver Twist), dies of stroke at 58
10th June
1900 Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.
1977 Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers
1984 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7’10” (2.39m)
11th June
1770 Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
1920 Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, King of Nepal (1955-72), born in Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu, Kingdom of Nepal (d. 1972)
12th June
1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa
1987 US President Ronald Reagan challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down” the Berlin wall
13th June
1960 Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes head of Cambodia
2016 Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps (30) weds former Miss California USA Nicole Johnson (30) in Paradise Valley, Arizona
14th June
1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont
1913 The South African Government pass the Immigration Act, which restricts the entry and free movement of Asians; it leads to widespread agitation and rioting by resident Indians, led by Gandhi
