Events of the Day - 3 June

Can you identity these events that occurred on 3 June in various years?

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Year	Hint	Answer
350	Julius Nepotianus claims the title of Roman Emperor. Who was his longer-reigning uncle?	Constantine I
628	Death of Liang Shidu, who led a rebellion against which (short-lived) Chinese dynasty?	Sui dynasty
713	The emperor ruling this state is blinded and deposed	Byzantine Empire
800	Death of Staurakios, Byzantine eunuch and associate of which empress?	Irene Sarantapechaina
1326	The treaty of Novgorod was an armistice between Novgorod and what country?	Norway
1657	Death of English physician who described the circulation of blood in 'De Motu Cordis'	William Harvey
1808	Birth of American politician, president of the Confederate States	Jefferson Davis
1839	At Humen, Lin Zexu begins to destroy seized quantities of this drug, smuggled into China	Opium
1899	Death of Austrian composer, known for 'Blue Danube' and 'Kaiser-Walzer'	Johann Strauss (the son)
1924	Death of writer best known for 'The Trial' and 'The Metamorphosis'	Franz Kafka
1940	Franz Rademacher recommends the forced resettlement of Jews to this island	Madagascar
1942	In bombing US airbases there, Japan begins an attack on these islands	Aleutian Islands
1946	Death of Soviet revolutionary, officially head of state. Two cities were named after him, one remains so	Mikhail Kalinin
1959	This state gains autonomy from Britain (later independence)	Singapore
1982	Attempted assassination in Britain of the ambassador from which country?	Israel
1989	Death of leader of 1979 Iranian revolution, afterwards Supreme Leader	Ruhollah Khomeini
2006	This country announces its independence, following a referendum in May	Montenegro
2016	Death of prominent black American boxer	Muhammad Ali
2017	Terrorist attack in this city as a van drives into pedestrians	London
2019	As part of the Sudanese revolution, massacre in this city	Khartoum

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