On This Day for June 3 - Pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square crushed by Chinese military, Josephine Baker is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 03 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Josephine Baker READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1989 Pro-democracy protest in Tiananmen Square crushed by Chinese military READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: American boxer and social activist Muhammad Ali—who justified his self-proclaimed nickname "the Greatest" by becoming arguably the most admired and dominant heavyweight boxer in the history of the sport—died in Scottsdale, Arizona. [ Take our quiz about the world's greatest athletes.] 2006: Montenegro's parliament declared the republic's independence, severing some 88 years of union with Serbia. 2001: Mel Brooks's musical The Producers, starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane, won a record-setting 12 Tony Awards. [Test your knowledge of theatre.] 1989: Iranian Shiʿi cleric Ruhollah Khomeini—who led the revolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi in 1979 and later served as Iran's ultimate political and religious authority—died in Tehrān. [Take our quiz about the geography of Iran.] 1965: Ed White emerged from the orbital spacecraft Gemini 4 and became the first American astronaut to walk in space. [Test your knowledge of famous astronauts and cosmonauts.] 1937: Some six months after abdicating the British throne, Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (formerly Edward VIII), married American socialite Wallis Simpson (who became duchess of Windsor). [ How much do you know about the kings of England?] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1865 George V king of United Kingdom 1967 Anderson Cooper American television journalist 1986 Rafael Nadal Spanish tennis player 1808 Jefferson Davis president of Confederate States of America 1925 Tony Curtis American actor 1926 Allen Ginsberg American poet SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help