Historical Events In June - 05

0070  Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem.   

0535  Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople.   

0754  Friezen murders bishop Boniface and over 50 companions   

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79   

1118  Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1257  Kraków, Poland receive city rights.   

1288  Battle of Woeringen: Reinald I vs Jan I   

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1305  Bordeaux's archbishop Bertrand the Got elected Pope Clement V   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies   

1507  England and Netherlands sign trade agreement.   

1568  Lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded.   

1625  Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda   

1625  Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41.   

1632  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond   

1661  Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge   

1664  Mustafa II, sultan of Turkey (1695-1703).   

1665  Nicolas Bernier, composer   

1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies   

1686  Cristoph Raupach, composer   

1695  Johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect   

1716  England and Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty   

1718  Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker (baptized)   

1722  Johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62   

1723  Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized).   

1736  Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp.   

1752  Prince Willem van Orange is recorded as becoming Knight of Garter.   

1759  Theodor Zwetler, composer.   

1760  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium)   

1771  Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51).   

1783  Brothers Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier publicly demonstrate their hot-air baloon in 10-minute flight over Annonay, France.   

1783  Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier make inaugural public balloon flight   

1783  Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight   

1785  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   

1493  Justus jonas: German protestant reformer   

1523  Margaret of france: Duchess of berry   

1553  Bernardino baldi: Italian mathematician   

1554  Elisabeth of austria: Queen consort of france   

1640  Pu songling: Chinese writer   

1646  Elena cornaro piscopia: Italian mathematician   

1660  Sarah churchill: Duchess of marlborough   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of constantinople: Patriarch of constantinople   

0754  Death of Boniface: [winfrid], english saint/archbishop (dokkum),   

1118  Robert de beaumont: 1st earl of leicester   

1288  Death of Hendrik vi: Earl of luxembourg/laroche (1281-88),   

1296  Death of Edmund crouchback: Son of henry iii of england (b. 1245)   

1383  Dmitry konstantinovich: Russian prince (b. 1324)   

1443  Death of Ferdinand: Portuguese saint/slave to fez,   

1568  Death of Lamoraal: Earl of egmont/prince of gavere, beheaded