I often wonder what significant anniversaries are due at some point in the future as some of them might be of interest as triggers for blog posts or visits somewhere. However, it is often difficult to find out quickly what events have significant anniversaries - hence this section on the website.
By "significant anniversaries", I mean dates that are not, for example, the 73rd anniversary of something, but the 50th, 100th, 200th etc.
It should help to flag up interesting events.
Significant anniversaries during June 2016
| Anniversary | Details |
| 1st | Production ceases at the last deep coal mine in the South Yorkshire Coalfield, Hatfield Colliery. (29th Jun 2015) |
| 1st | The royal family, the Prime Minister, the Archbishop of Canterbury and other dignitaries attend a ceremony at Runnymede to mark the eight-hundredth anniversary of the Magna Carta. (15th Jun 2015) |
| 1st | A serious collision on The Smiler ride at Alton Towers causes four people to be airlifted to hospital due to their injuries. The incident is one of the biggest accidents ever to occur at Alton Towers, and the park is closed for several days pending investigations. (2nd Jun 2015) |
| 5th | The cheque guarantee card scheme - which ensures some cheques are honoured even if the account holder does not have sufficient funds in their account - was withdrawn after operating for over 40 years. (30th Jun 2011) |
| 5th | Household furnishings retailer Habitat went into administration. 30 of its 33 outlets are affected by the administration, as the three central London stores are being sold to Home Retail Group in a £24.5 million deal which will safeguard a total of 150 jobs. (24th Jun 2011) |
| 80th | The International Surrealist Exhibition opens in London, England. (11th Jun 1936) |
| 100th | The Irish Nationalist and British diplomat Sir Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising. (29th Jun 1916) |
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