Historical Events Happened In June - 16

1804  Johann Adam Hiller, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  Share it »

1808  Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1815  On this day in history battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia  Share it »

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

1822  On this day in history denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina  Share it »

1823  On this day in history king Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp  Share it »

1831  Joseph Ignaz Schnabel, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  Share it »

1832  On this day in history battle of Kellogg's Grove, Ill  Share it »

1834  Wesley Merritt, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1837  Eli Long, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903 on this day in history.  Share it »

1837  On this day in history valentino Fioravanti, composer, dies at 72  Share it »

1842  On this day in history natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die  Share it »

1843  On this day in history david Popper, composer  Share it »

1853  On this day in history johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer  Share it »

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

1858  Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand" on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  On this day in history the birth of King Gustav V of Sweden  Share it »

1858  Gustav V, king of Sweden (1907-50) on this day in history.  Share it »

1861  On this day in history battle of Vienna, VA & Secessionville, SC (James Island)  Share it »

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

1863  On this day in history paul Antonin Vidal, composer  Share it »

1864  Siege of Petersburg & Richmond begins on this day in history.  Share it »

1864  Battle of Lynchburg VA on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1871  On this day in history ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, NYC  Share it »

1873  On this day in history pres Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians  Share it »

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

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

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

1879  Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law) on this day in history.  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  On this day in history birth of emperor Konoe of Japan (d. 1155)  Share it »

1332  On this day in history birth of isabella de Coucy, English princess (d. 1382)  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  John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

0956  Hugo, the Great, duke of France, dies on this day in history.  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  On this day in history death of philip of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (b. 1358)  Share it »

1468  Death of Jean Le Fevre, Burgundian chronicler (b. ca. 1395) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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