Historical Events In June - 05

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

0535  Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.  

0754  Friezen murders bishop Boniface & over 50 companions on this day in history.  

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

1118  Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on this day in history.  

1257  Kraków, Poland receive city rights on June - 05.  

1288  On this day in history battle of Woeringen: Reinald I vs Jan I  

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 June - 05 ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies  

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

1568  Lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded on June - 05.  

1625  On June - 05 spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda  

1625  Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1632  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond on June - 05.  

1661  Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge on June - 05.  

1664  On this day in history mustafa II, sultan of Turkey (1695-1703)  

1665  On this day in history nicolas Bernier, composer  

1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies on June - 05.  

1686  Cristoph Raupach, composer on June - 05.  

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

1716  England & Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty on this day in history.  

1718  On this day in history thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker (baptized)  

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

1723  Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized) on June - 05.  

1736  On this day in history corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp  

1752  Prince Willem van Orange becomes Knight of Garter on June - 05.  

1759  On this day in history theodor Zwetler, composer  

1760  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium) on June - 05.  

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  On June - 05 joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight  

1783  Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight on this day in history.  

1785  Gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71 on June - 05.  

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1341  On this day in history birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)  

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on June - 05.  

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on June - 05.  

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on June - 05.  

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.  

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on June - 05.  

1660  On June - 05 birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)  

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on June - 05.  

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

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

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on this day in history.  

1383  On this day in history death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)  

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.