Events & Holidays In June - 09

Dia de La Rioja (Spain)

Heroes Day (Uganda)

Murcia Autonomy Day (Spain)

1508  Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. 1586) was born on this day in history.   

1510  Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem was born on this day in history.   

1573  On this day in history birth of henricus Hondius, Dutch etcher/publisher   

1580  Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Herbst, composer   

1595  On this day in history birth of king Wladislaus IV of Poland (d. 1648)   

1597  Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter was born on this day in history.   

1640  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

0068  Death of Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (54-68), commits suicide at 31 on this day in history.   

0373  On this day in history death of ephrem the Syrian, Christian hymnodist   

0597  On this day in history death of st. Columba, Christian missionary (b. 521)   

0630  On this day in history death of king Shahrbaraz of Persia   

1171  On this day in history jacob Ben Meir, [Rabbenu Tam], French Tosofist, dies   

1361  Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1382  Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of william Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English statesman (b. 1506)