Events & Holidays In June - 15

Day of National Salvation (Azerbaijan)

National Flag Day (Denmark)

Valdemars Day (Denmark)

1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  On this day in history robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle   

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on this day in history.   

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

1246  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on this day in history.   

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on this day in history.   

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London