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Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer him during a rally in Eskisehir, Turkey

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Supporters of Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer him during a rally in Eskisehir, Turkey

New Year Celebration Around the World

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Fireworks illuminate the sky above Munich in Germany // // Fireworks explode over Big Ben and the London Eye in central London as 2015 is welcomed in in the UK // The Houses of Parliament and the London Eye are lit up by a spectacular fireworks display over the River Thames // A sea of smartphones photograph the Moscow New Year fireworks in Red Square // Crowds gather in Firdous Square Baghdad, Iraq, for their celebrations to mark 2015 // Fireworks go off above an arrangement of five thousand red balloons spelling the number '50' on the Marina Bay in the Central Business District of Singapore // Fireworks set off from the Taipei 101, a skyscraper, to mark the New Year's Day in Taiwan // Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong // Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur // Thousands of people crammed into Lady Macquaries Chair look-out and took to their boats to

June 7 Through History

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Historical Events on 7th June ◀ May       June      Jul ▶ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 All   Events   Birthdays Weddings   Deaths Events  1 - 200  of  212 555  -  Vigilius ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1099  -  1st Crusaders arrive in Jerusalem 1340  -  Rotterdam Netherlands founded 1413  -  King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome 1420  -  Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independenceo f the Patriarchate of Aquileia. 1494  -  Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain & Portugal divide America 1527  -  Pope Clement VII surrenders to emperor Charles V's armies 1546  -  England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland 1557  -  England declares war on France 1614  -  2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation 1628  -  English King  Charles I  ratifies the Petition of Rights 1654  -   Louis XIV  crowned King of France 1672  -  Battle by Solebay: Dutch adm