টেমপ্লেট:In the news
- Pioneering soul singer Ray Charles dies at his home in Beverly Hills, California. He was 73.
- A transit of Venus between the Earth and the Sun occurs for the first time since 1882.
- Voting opens in the European Parliament elections in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
- Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan dies in his Los Angeles home at the age of 93.
- George Tenet, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, tenders his resignation, citing "personal reasons." He will remain at his post until mid-July.