Historical Events In June - 10
Saturday, 21 February 2026
1190 Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem 

1190 Frederik I van Hohenstaufen "Barbarossa", German King, dies. 

1213 Fakhruddin 'Iraqi, Persian philosopher 

1247 Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop Toledo/advisor Alfonso VIII, dies. 

1358 French boer leader Guillaume Cale captured 

1538 Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neurenberg 

1539 Council of Trent: Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice. 

1540 Thomas Cromwell arrested in Westminister 

1552 Alexander Barclay, English poet. 

1556 Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies. 

1560 Mary de Guise, queen-mother of Scotland 

1580 Luis Vaz de Camoes, Portugal's national poet (Os Lusiados), dies. 

1584 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French crown prince, dies at 28. 

1588 Valentin Weigel, German mystic, dies 

1605 Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time 

1607 John Popham, English politician. 

1610 The inaugural Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island 

1610 Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia 

1613 Johann Georg II, elect of Saxon (1656-80). 

1619 Thirty Years' War: Battle of ZáblatÃ, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt. 

1624 Netherlands and France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne 

1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador. 

1630 Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter/etcher. 

1637 Jacques Marquette, jesuit/missionary founder (Chicago). 

1639 The inaugural American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware). 

1639 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) 

1648 Moscow's people uprise against regent Boris Morozov 

1652 In Boston, John Hull opens the 1st mint in America 

1654 Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at 58 

1682 Tornado in Connecticut uproots a 3' diameter oak tree 

1688 James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope 

1706 John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens. 

1719 Battle of Glenshiel which saw the end of a minor Jacobite rising. Only 1000 men joined the Jacobite side under the 10th Earl Marischal. Faced by a Hanovarian army under General Wightman, after some hours of engagement, the Jacobite forces disbanded 

1719 Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel. 

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