Historical Events In June - 24

0451  Today in history 10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet  

0843  Today in history vikings destroy Nantes  

0972  On June - 24 battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.  

1128  Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa on June - 24.  

1298  Rindfleish Persecutions-Jews of Ifhauben Austria massacred on June - 24.  

1314  Today in history battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England  

1322  Today in history jews are expelled from France  

1322  Today in history jews are expelled from France for 3rd time  

1340  Battle at Lock: English fleet beats Franc/ enuezen, 10-30,000 killed today in history.  

1374  A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion on June - 24.  

1396  On June - 24 crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna  

1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born today in history.  

1322  On June - 24 birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)  

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born today in history.  

1386  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)  

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on June - 24.  

1499  Today in history birth of johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

1519  On June - 24 birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)  

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born today in history.  

0803  Death of Higbald of Lindisfarne today in history.  

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on June - 24.  

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) today in history.  

1475  On June - 24 albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54  

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 today in history.  

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) today in history.  

1572  On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.