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Famous Birthdays In June - 18

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1269 Princess Eleanor of England (d. 1298) was born on this day in history.

1318 Princess Eleanor of Woodstock (d. 1355) was born on this day in history.

1466 Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.

1511 Bartolommeo Ammanati, Italian sculptor/architect was born on this day in history.

1511 Ponte Santa Trinita, Florence was born on this day in history.

1517 Emperor Ogimachi of Japan (d. 1593) was born on this day in history.

1552 Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.

1581 On this day in history birth of thomas Overbury, poet (baptized)

1667 Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.

1681 Feofan Prokopovich, theologian, archbishop of Novgorod, westernizer was born on this day in history.

1716 Joseph M Vien, French (court)painter was born on this day in history.

1723 Giuseppe Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.

1740 Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.

1744 On this day in history birth of augustin Holler, composer

1757 Ignaz Joseph Pleyel, composer was born on this day in history.

1757 On this day in history birth of gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader (d. 1833)

1758 On this day in history birth of pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch jurist/patriot

1780 Michael Henkel, composer was born on this day in history.

1794 George Grote, British historian was born on this day in history.

1799 On this day in history birth of william Lassell, discoverer (satellites of Uranus & Neptune)

1809 On this day in history birth of sylvanus William Godon, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1879

1812 On this day in history birth of ivan Goncharov, Russia, novelist/travel writer (Oblomov)

1813 Pavel Annenkov, Rus literature historian (Zametsjatelnoje desjatileti) was born on this day in history.

1820 Martin Andreas Udbye, composer was born on this day in history.

1822 Henry David Leslie, composer was born on this day in history.

1824 On this day in history birth of johannes Heykamp, Catholic archbishop of Utrecht

1839 On this day in history birth of william Henry Seward Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1920

1845 On this day in history birth of charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1922)

1850 On this day in history birth of richard Heuberger, composer

1854 Edward Wyllis Scripps, publisher/journalist was born on this day in history.

1857 Henry Clay Folger Jr, US, businessman/Shakespeare fan was born on this day in history.

1858 Hans Schardt, Swiss geologist was born on this day in history.

1860 Hugo Loudon, CEO (Royal Dutch Oil [Shell]) was born on this day in history.

1861 On this day in history birth of jose FdT Coelho, Portuguese writer (Os Meus Amores)

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1234 On this day in history death of emperor Chukyo of Japan (b. 1218)

1291 On this day in history alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies

1464 Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1580 On this day in history juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies

1588 On this day in history anna, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna van Saksen, dies at 24

1629 On this day in history piet Heyn, lt-admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51

1667 On this day in history louise Henriette, daughter of Frederik Hendrik, dies at 39

1669 Abraham Crijnssen, Swiss admiral, conquered Suriname, dies on this day in history.