On This Day in History June 14, 2018

Historical Events 1381  Richard II in England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance 1645  Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: "New Model Army" under Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax beat royalists forces of English King Charles I 1821  Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end 1940  Auschwitz concentration camp opens in Nazi controlled Poland with Polish POWs (approx. 3 million would die within its walls) 1941  Estonia loses 11,000 inhabitants as a consequence of mass deportations into Siberia 1982  Argentina surrenders to Great Britain, ending the 74-day Falklands Islands conflict More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Che Guevara (1928 - 1967) Donald Trump 72nd Birthday Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 - 1896) Steffi Graf 49th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Benedict Arnold (1741 - 1801) John Logie Baird (1888 - 1946) More Famous Deaths June 13th: Cricket's T20 is Born. Howzat!? Cricketing enthusiasts are fearful for the future of Test matches. The seeds of doubt were sewn on this day when the furiously fast T20 format was introduced. Read the Article