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{{*mp|June 6 <!-- seems like June 6, UTC, based on timing of reports -->}} American science fiction writer '''[[Ray Bradbury]]''' ''(pictured)'', author of ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'', dies at the age of 91. |
{{*mp|June 6 <!-- seems like June 6, UTC, based on timing of reports -->}} American science fiction writer '''[[Ray Bradbury]]''' ''(pictured)'', author of ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'', dies at the age {{nowrap|of 91}}. |
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{{*mp|June 6}} [[Astronomer]]s around the world observe the last '''[[Transit of Venus, 2012|transit of Venus]]''' to occur this century. |
{{*mp|June 6}} [[Astronomer]]s around the world observe the last '''[[Transit of Venus, 2012|transit of Venus]]''' to occur this century. |
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{{*mp|June 3}} '''[[Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant|A thousand vessels parade]]''' down the [[River Thames]] in [[London]] as part of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Diamond Jubilee]] of Queen [[Elizabeth II]]. |
{{*mp|June 3}} '''[[Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant|A thousand vessels parade]]''' down the [[River Thames]] in [[London]] as part of the [[Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II|Diamond Jubilee]] of Queen [[Elizabeth II]]. |
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Revision as of 19:23, 6 June 2012
- American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury (pictured), author of Fahrenheit 451, dies at the age of 91.
- Astronomers around the world observe the last transit of Venus to occur this century.
- A thousand vessels parade down the River Thames in London as part of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
- A passenger plane crashes into a building in Lagos, Nigeria, killing all 153 people on board.
- Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
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