Events & Holidays In June - 02

Botev Day (Day of Botev and heroes died for Bulgarian freedom) (Bulgaria)

Reconciliation Week (Australia)

Republic Day (Italy)

0926  On this day in history birth of murakami, Emperor of Japan (d. 967)  

1504  George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht was born on this day in history.  

1535  On this day in history birth of leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605)  

1577  On this day in history birth of giovanni Righi, composer  

1614  On this day in history birth of benjamin Rogers, composer  

1624  Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96) was born on this day in history.  

1715  On this day in history birth of herman-Francois Delange, composer  

1740  Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) was born on this day in history.  

0657  On this day in history eugene I, Italian Pope (654-7), dies  

0910  Death of Richilde of Provence, Queen of Western Francia on this day in history.  

1418  Death of Katherine of Lancaster, wife of Henry III of Castile on this day in history.  

1564  Gellius Faber, [Jelle Smit], Fries theologist, dies on this day in history.  

1567  On this day in history death of shane O'Neill, Irish chieftain  

1572  Death of Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 on this day in history.  

1575  Pieter Aertsen, [Long Worm], painter, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

1581  Death of James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland on this day in history.