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Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana.
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Un día como hoy Junio 2 - 8, 2019 (semana 23)

By Julie Mullins

June 2, 2019 - June 8, 2019 - Los gráficos muestran cumpleaños y aniversarios en cada día de la semana. Esta semana: el 29º estado de India, Telangana, además de la extinción del gran alca, manifestantes en la Plaza Tiananmen, el tenista Novak Djokovic, la Operación Overlord, cuyo nombre clave fue Día D, el Estado Vaticano y la novela 1984 de George Orwell

June 2, 2014: Telangana, India’s 29th state, came into being after the state of Andhra Pradesh formally split in two, ending a nearly 50-year-long struggle for separate status

June 3, 1844: The Great Auk, a large, flightless seabird, became extinct when the last pair of breeding adults were killed by hunters on Eldey island, off the coast of Iceland

June 4, 1989: Chinese army tanks entered Tiananmen Square in Beijing to oust pro-democracy protesters. Death toll estimates range from a few hundred into the thousands

June 5, 2016: Novak Djokovic won the French Open tennis to complete a career Grand Slam and become the first man since 1969 to hold all four major titles at the same time

June 6, 1944: Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Operation Overlord, codenamed D-Day, was the largest seaborne invasion in history

June 7, 1929: The Papal State, a territory under the direct rule of the pope, was revived for the first time since 1870 when the Vatican State was established in Rome

June 8, 1949: George Orwell’s novel 1984 was published, warning of the dangers of totalitarianism. Its concept that “Big Brother is Watching You” is used by protesters worldwide

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PUBLISHED: 29/05/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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