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  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.  

1542  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)  

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.  

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  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on this day in history.  

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  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on this day in history.  

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

1337  On this day in history angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies  

1341  On this day in history andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies  

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on this day in history.