Historical Events Happened In June - 16

1804  On this day in history johann Adam Hiller, composer, dies at 75  Share it »

1808  On this day in history georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60  Share it »

1812  On this day in history franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23  Share it »

1815  Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia on this day in history.  Share it »

1815  On this day in history frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle  Share it »

1822  Denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina on this day in history.  Share it »

1823  King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp on this day in history.  Share it »

1831  On this day in history joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer, dies at 64  Share it »

1832  Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Ill on this day in history.  Share it »

1834  On this day in history wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910  Share it »

1836  London Working Men's Assn forms on this day in history.  Share it »

1837  On this day in history eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903  Share it »

1837  Valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  Share it »

1842  Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die on this day in history.  Share it »

1843  David Popper, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1853  Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  Abraham Lincoln accepts the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  On this day in history abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"  Share it »

1858  The birth of King Gustav V of Sweden on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  On this day in history gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50)  Share it »

1861  Battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island) on this day in history.  Share it »

1861  Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  Paul Antonin Vidal, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1864  On this day in history siege of Petersburg & Richmond begins  Share it »

1864  On this day in history battle of Lynchburg VA  Share it »

1871  Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine founded, NYC on this day in history.  Share it »

1871  Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, NYC on this day in history.  Share it »

1873  Pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians on this day in history.  Share it »

1874  On this day in history arthur Meighen, (C) 9th PM of Canada (1920-21, 1926)  Share it »

1879  On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theatre NYC  Share it »

1879  Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater NYC on this day in history.  Share it »

1879  On this day in history fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law)  Share it »

1880  Salvation Army forms in Londo on this day in history.  Share it »

1880  On this day in history james Southerton, cricketer (appeared in England's 1st 2 Tests), dies  Share it »

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1139  Emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1332  Isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1514  On this day in history birth of john Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)  Share it »

1583  Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1591  On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  Share it »

1606  Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1613  On this day in history birth of john Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)  Share it »

1633  Nathaniel Schnittelbach, composer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

0956  On this day in history hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies  Share it »

1216  Innocent III, pope, dies at 54 on this day in history.  Share it »

1246  On this day in history lutgardis/Ludgardis, Flemish mystic/saint, dies at about 64  Share it »

1361  On this day in history john Tauler, German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61  Share it »

1397  Death of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358) on this day in history.  Share it »

1468  On this day in history death of jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395)  Share it »

1492  Death of Jan Coppenhole, Flemish rebel leader, beheaded on this day in history.  Share it »

1575  On this day in history hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen the Jonghe], medical/historian, dies at 63  Share it »