10 June It Happened Today

1692  The first hangings take place in Salem Massachusetts following the Witch trials taking place there.

1727  Death of king George I of Britain.

1819  Birth of French painter Gustave Courbet.

1829  The first Oxford and Cambridge boat race takes place on the River Thames.

1934  Death of English composer Frederick Delius.

1983  The Conservative Party win the British General Election.