7 June It Happened Today

1329  Death of King Robert I of Scotland, also known as Robert the Bruce.

1494  Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas.

1848  Birth of French painter Paul Gauguin.

1937  Death of American actress Jean Harlow.

1960  Birth of American musician Prince.

1982  Elvis Presley’s mansion Gracelands is opened to the public for the first time.

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