Events & Holidays In June - 06

Child Health Day (United States of America)

Clean Air Day (Canada)

D-Day (United States of America)

Memorial Day (South Korea)

National Day (Sweden)

Pushkin's Birthday (Russia)

Queen's Birthday (Niue)

Sweden's Flag Day (Sweden)

1236  Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283) was born on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history birth of regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables   

1502  On this day in history birth of king John III of Portugal (d. 1557)   

1519  On this day in history birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  On this day in history birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  On this day in history agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies   

1134  On this day in history norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51   

1393  Death of Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1480  On this day in history death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  On this day in history death of juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500)   

1563  On this day in history death of ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)   

1583  Death of Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.   

1671  On this day in history death of stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed