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  On this day in history birth of george/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht   

1535  Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1605) was born on this day in history.   

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  Eugene I, Italian Pope (654-7), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history gellius Faber, [Jelle Smit], Fries theologist, dies   

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  On this day in history pieter Aertsen, [Long Worm], painter, dies at about 65   

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