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  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on this day in history.  

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.  

1519  Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603) was born on this day in history.  

1576  Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1580  On this day in history birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)  

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  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on this day in history.  

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

1393  On this day in history death of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)  

1480  Death of Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on this day in history.  

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

1563  Death of Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) on this day in history.  

1583  On this day in history death of nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556)  

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on this day in history.