Sir Thomas Jones Woodward is a Welsh singer. His career began with a string of top 10 hits in the 1960s and he has since toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas from 1967 to 2011. His voice has been described by AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone".

1940Ronald Pickup, English actor (died 2021)^[†]

Ronald Alfred Pickup was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in Doctor Who. Theatre critic Michael Billington described him as "a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company". His major screen roles included the title role in The Life of Verdi and Prince Yakimov in Fortunes of War (1987).

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1940King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later.^[†]

Haakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957. Having reigned for nearly 52 years, he was the second longest-reigning monarch in Norwegian history, after Christian IV.

Headlines from June 7, 1940

1937 Hitler Decoration Is Returned by Watson

BRITONS BOMB FOE IN FOUR COUNTRIES; Report Hits on Freight Yards, Oil Tanks and Kiel Canal-- Nazis Raid English Coast

FRENCH ADMIT LOSS; Nazis in Abbeville Area Gain 17 Miles on Coast to the Bresle River AISNE ALSO REACHED German Drive in East Progresses--Allies in Counter-Attacks

BERLIN IS RETICENT; But It Is Indicated the Nazis Pierced Line on Wide Front IN FANTRY IN THE VAN Breaks Path for Motor Units--Cherbourg Port Bombed

ITALIANS WARN U.S. TO STAY OUT OF WAR; Say Any Move Would Invite Intervention in Americas Stand-By Order Issued

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