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June 14th -20th |
The world this week
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Monday June 14th
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200 National Celebrations around the World |
International campaigns |
Birthdays |
Art Festivals |
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USA
Commemorates the adoption of the US flag in 1777. The flag is flown on government buildings and there are some parades with Quincy, Massachusetts the oldest and Troy, New York the largest.
Day of Mourning and Commemoration Estonia commemoratess the victims of Soviet deportations
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Barcelona hosts this celebratory day with the theme: New Blood for the World.
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Property developer Donald trump (1946)
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Royal Academy Summer exhibition London 'biggest open contemporary art exhibition on Earth' Until August 22nd |
3 games We get our first look at a couple of the more favoured teams and both Italy who play Paraguay and Holland who play Denmark have challenging first games. |
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Tuesday June 15th |
Space Launch |
World's Greatest Horse Races |
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One of the highlights of the English season Until 19th
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Realease of Lost Souls by Dean Koontz |
Release of Toy Shop3 video game |
3 games Action from group G, where two of the favourites for the tournament, Brazil and Portugal open their campaigns, Portugal face Ivory Coast, who have a core of Premier stars and Brazil face the unknown North Koreans.
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Sport250 Top events |
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Publication of report on the 'Bloody Sunday' shooting of 1972 |
Carole King and James Taylor play Troubadour Reunion in New York
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Basketball NBA finals Lakers v Celtics Game 6 LA
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Wednesday June 16th
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Wider World of Sport |
Antiques and art |
200 National Celebrations around the World |
Auctions |
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A public holiday in Taiwan, Hong Kong Macau and China
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Art41 Billed as the world's most prestigious art show 2500 pieces of art on display Basel, Switzerland until20th
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Dublin celebrates the life of writer James Joyce by reliving events from Ulysses which was set on this day in 1904
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Bonham's hold auction of football and World Cup memorabilia including the shirt Geoff Hurst wore in the 1966 World Cup final which is expected to fetch a million pound plus fee! Chester, England
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3 games Another of the favourites, Spain kick off against Switzerland in what looks like being their toughest game. South Africa play their second match - against Uruguay - and might be struggling by now.
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Thursday June 17th |
Art Festivals |
Birthdays |
Kite Festivals |
Sport250 Top event |
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AIB Street Performance World Championship Dublin, 4 days
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Tennis star Venus Williams (1980)
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International Kite Festival
One of Europe's most popular kite festivals Fano Beach, Denmark 4 days
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Basketball NBA finals Lakers v Celtics Game 7 LA
Golf Round 1
Pebble Beach,
California until 20th
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3 games Not the most exciting of days but Greece v Nigeria might be worth watching. |
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Goalball World Championships A sport invented to help veterans blinded in the war Like handball with a bell in the ball Sheffield England, until 25th |
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Friday June 18th
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100 Movies to watch out for |
Birthdays |
Sport250 Top event |
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Opera The Verona Opera season opens Outdoor operas in the Roman amphitheatre until 29th August 50 world events to look out for |
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Andy is going to college and the toys are going into storage
Film version of a cartoon favourite featuring a disfigured gunslinger. Josh Brolin and John Malkovich
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Beatle Paul McCartney (1942)
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Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final Moscow, Russia until 20th
Rowing World Cup Munich, Germany until 20th
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3 games England play again, this time against Algeria. |
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Saturday June 19th
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Royal Wedding |
Birthdays |
The Big Yacht events |
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is to marry Daniel Westling. |
Writer Salman Rushdie (1947)
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Clipper Round the World Race The fleet leaves Canada Arrive Ireland between 1st-4th July |
Berlin Gay Pride This is the big day of the on going festival with the grand parade |
3 games Three European teams face sides from Africa and Asia. Cameroun v Denmark might be the best of them. |
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Sunday June 20th
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International celebrations |
Elections | Music |
Birthdays |
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Father's Day The date varies from country to country but this is the date used in USA, China, UK and many other countries |
Presidential Elections 1st Round
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Paul McCartney plays Hampden Park Scotland |
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (1950)
Actress Nicole Kidman (1967) |
3 games The big day for New Zealand when they play Italy. Brazil v Ivory Coast could be a good game.
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The world this week
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