Wednesday, 17 June 2020

ON THIS DAY JUNE 17TH - JUST FOR FUN

1579- English navigator Francis Drake lands on the coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it "New Albion".

1631- Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, then spends more than 20 years building her tomb, the Taj Mahal.

2018 - "The Incredibles 2" sets a box office record for an animated release, earning $180 million its opening weekend.

1939- Last public guillotining in France. Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is guillotined in Versailles outside the prison Saint-Pierre.

1988 - Bruce Springsteen separates from Julianne Phillips.

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