On This Day — June 7, 2026

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On This Day — June 7

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on June 7.

  • 2017: A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.
  • 2000: The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
  • 1991: Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
  • 1989: Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
  • 1982: Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

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