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{{*mp|June 9}} In tennis, '''[[Maria Sharapova]]''' ''(pictured)'' wins the [[2012 French Open – Women's Singles|women's singles]] tournament at the [[2012 French Open|French Open]]. |
{{*mp|June 9}} In tennis, '''[[Maria Sharapova]]''' ''(pictured)'' wins the [[2012 French Open – Women's Singles|women's singles]] tournament at the [[2012 French Open|French Open]]. |
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{{*mp|June 9}} [[Timothy Bradley]] '''[[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley|defeats]]''' [[Manny Pacquiao]] to win the [[World Boxing Organization]] [[welterweight]] championship. |
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{{*mp|June 6}} At least 55 people are killed in '''[[Al-Kubeir massacre|a massacre]]''' in a village near [[Hama]], Syria. |
{{*mp|June 6}} At least 55 people are killed in '''[[Al-Kubeir massacre|a massacre]]''' in a village near [[Hama]], Syria. |
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{{*mp|June 6}} American science fiction writer '''[[Ray Bradbury]]''', author of ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'', dies at the age {{nowrap|of 91}}. |
{{*mp|June 6}} American science fiction writer '''[[Ray Bradbury]]''', author of ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'', dies at the age {{nowrap|of 91}}. |
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{{*mp|June 6}} Astronomers around the world observe the last '''[[Transit of Venus, 2012|transit of Venus]]''' to occur this century. |
{{*mp|June 6}} Astronomers 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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{{*mp|June 3}}A passenger plane '''[[Dana Air Flight 992|crashes into a building]]''' in [[Lagos]], Nigeria, killing all 153 people on board. |
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Revision as of 03:24, 11 June 2012
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- In tennis, Maria Sharapova (pictured) wins the women's singles tournament at the French Open.
- Timothy Bradley defeats Manny Pacquiao to win the World Boxing Organization welterweight championship.
- At least 55 people are killed in a massacre in a village near Hama, Syria.
- American science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, 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.
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