Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, the largest in Hong Kong's history. Date: June 16, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 16 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)

A fire aboard the steamboat SS General Slocum in New York City's East River kills 1,000. Date: June 15, 1904 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1904 📅 On This Day (Today)

John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ireland. Date: June 15, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Operation Aerial begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. Date: June 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The United States invades Saipan, capital of Japan's South Seas Mandate. Date: June 15, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then South Vietnam) and kills 81 people. Date: June 15, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections take place in Spain. Date: June 15, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)

In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people. Date: June 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)