Nicosia, Cyprus. Several significant events have taken place on June 3 across different years, including military operations, political changes, deaths of prominent figures and major legal and business developments.
1925
King George V marked his 60th birthday.
1940
The evacuation of Allied troops from the French port of Dunkirk was completed during World War Two. More than 335,000 British, French and Belgian troops were rescued.
1963
Pope John XXIII, who introduced significant reforms to the Roman Catholic Church, died.
1989
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, died at the age of 89.
1995
Defence ministers from NATO and European Union countries agreed to establish a rapid reaction force to protect U.N. peacekeeping troops from Bosnian Serb attack.
2002
Napster Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection as German media giant Bertelsmann AG prepared to take over what remained of the Internet music-swapping service.
2005
Jon Idigoras, founder of the banned Basque separatist party Herri Batasuna, died at the age of 69, a few days after urging his successor Arnaldo Otegi to take advantage of a chance to bring peace to Spain’s Basque Country.
2006
The former Yugoslav republic of Montenegro declared independence when its parliament ratified the outcome of a national referendum on ending union with Serbia.
2013
U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning faced trial for leaking classified information.