Historical events of the week
- 13/06/23BC - Alexander the great died in Babylon
- 14/06/68 - Robin knox-Johnson set sail on his solo voyage around the world
- 15/06/98 - The 2pond coin was introduced into circulation
- 16/06/61 - Rudolf Nureyev defected to the west
- 17/06/1631 - Mumtaz died. Her grieving husbnd Shah Jahan I set about building the Taj Mahal as a monument to his love for her
- 18/06/1815 - The battle of waterloo took place
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