Historical Events In June - 05

0070  Titus & his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem on this day in history.  

0535  On this day in history epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople  

0754  On June - 05 friezen murders bishop Boniface & over 50 companions  

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1118  On this day in history robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester  

1257  On this day in history kraków, Poland receive city rights.  

1288  Battle of Woeringen: Reinald I vs Jan I on June - 05.  

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on this day in history.  

1305  On June - 05 bordeaux's archbishop Bertrand the Got elected Pope Clement V  

1443  On this day in history ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies  

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1507  England & Netherlands sign trade agreement on this day in history.  

1568  On this day in history lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded  

1625  On June - 05 spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda  

1625  On this day in history orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41  

1632  On June - 05 prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond  

1661  On June - 05 isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge  

1664  Mustafa II, sultan of Turkey (1695-1703) on this day in history.  

1665  On June - 05 nicolas Bernier, composer  

1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies on this day in history.  

1686  On June - 05 cristoph Raupach, composer  

1695  On this day in history johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect  

1716  On this day in history england & Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty  

1718  On June - 05 thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker (baptized)  

1722  Johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1723  On June - 05 adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized)  

1736  Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp on this day in history.  

1752  On June - 05 prince Willem van Orange becomes Knight of Garter  

1759  On June - 05 theodor Zwetler, composer  

1760  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium) on this day in history.  

1771  On June - 05 ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51)  

1783  On June - 05 brothers Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier publicly demonstrate their hot-air baloon in 10-minute flight over Annonay, France  

1783  Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight on this day in history.  

1783  On this day in history joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight  

1785  On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71  

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.  

1523  On this day in history birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)  

1553  On June - 05 birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)  

1554  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)  

1640  On this day in history birth of pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)  

1646  On this day in history birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)  

1660  On this day in history birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)  

0535  On this day in history death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople  

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on June - 05.  

1017  On June - 05 death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)  

1118  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on June - 05.  

1288  On June - 05 hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle  

1296  On June - 05 death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)  

1383  On June - 05 death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)  

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on June - 05.