Events & Holidays In June - 14

Commemoration Day of victims of the Communist Terror (Latvia)

Day of Mourning and Hope (Lithuania)

Flag Day (United States of America)

Freedom Day (Malawi)

Liberation Day (Falkland Islands)

World Blood Donor Day (International)

World Sea Turtle Day (International)

1479  On this day in history birth of giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552)  

1529  Ferdinand, archduke (Austria)/mayor (Bohemia) was born on this day in history.  

1657  Cornelis Cruys, [Niels Olsen Creutz], Norwegian/Dutch admiral was born on this day in history.  

1691  On this day in history birth of jan Francisci, composer  

1730  On this day in history birth of antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer [or Jul 23 1734]  

1736  On this day in history birth of charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (formulated Coulomb's Law)  

1760  Candido Jose Ruano, composer was born on this day in history.  

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes Simon Mayr, composer  

1144  On this day in history aboe 'l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, theologist, dies at 69  

1161  On this day in history death of emperor Qinzong of China (b. 1100)  

1349  Gunther Van Schwarzburg, German anti-king 1349, dies at about 44 on this day in history.  

1381  On this day in history death of simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1497  Death of Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (b. 1474) on this day in history.  

1544  Death of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489) on this day in history.  

1548  On this day in history death of carpentras, French composer  

1594  On this day in history orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61