753 BC:Romulus and Remus found Rome, according to tradition.

1941: Bulgarian troops occupy Eastern Macedonia and Thrace with the approval of the German conquerors.

1967: A military coup occurs in Greece, under Colonel George Papadopoulos. The coup plotters appoint Areopagite Konstantinos Kollias as prime minister.

1990: Paul McCartney plays to 184,000 fans at Rio’s Maracana, setting a new world concert record.

1996: The center-left Alliance of “Olive” wins the elections in Italy, dethroning Silvio Berlusconi. New Prime Minister, Romano Prodi.

2000: The president of the People’s Republic of China, Jian Zemin, is making an official visit to Greece, the first visit by a Chinese president to our country, which was described as “historic”. Mr. Zemin had meetings with the President of the Republic, Kostis Stephanopoulos, the Prime Minister, Kostas Simitis and the political leaders. The main topics of the talks were economic cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as major international problems.

Births

1729: Catherine II, empress of Russia, called the Great. (D. 6/11/1796)

1864: Max (Maximilian) Weber, German economist and sociologist, one of the founders of the science of sociology. (D. 14/6/1920)

1915: Anthony Quinn, Mexican-American actor. (“Zorbas the Greek”) (D. 3/6/2001)

1947: Iggy Pop, stage name of James Jewell Osterberg Jr., American rocker.

Deaths

1792: Joaquín José da Silva, known as Cirandencias, leader of the revolution for the independence of Brazil. (Born 12/11/1746)

1946: John Maynard Keynes, English economist, who introduced the concept of government intervention in the economy. (Born 5/6/1883)

2016: Prince, stage name of Roger Nelson, American rocker. (Born 7/6/1958).