Historical Events In June - 11
Thursday, 22 April 2021
0631 Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to persuade the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners who were captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China on this day in history.
0758 Abbasid Arabs and Uyghur Turks arrive simultaneously at Chang'an, the Tang Chinese capital, in order to offer tribute to the imperial court. The Arabs and Turks bicker and fight over diplomatic prominence at the gate, in order to present tribute before the other. A settlement is reached when both are allowed to enter at the same time, but through two different gates to the palace on June - 11.
1184 -BC- Greeks finally captured Troy on June - 11.
1216 Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on June - 11.
1231 Harderwijk becomes a city on June - 11.
1249 On June - 11 adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies
1345 On this day in history the megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
1429 Hundred Years' War: The start of the Battle of Jargeau on this day in history.
1479 On June - 11 johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies
1488 On this day in history battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland
1488 On June - 11 james III, king of Scotland, dies in battle
1509 England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon on this day in history.
1509 On June - 11 king Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon
1517 Sir Thomas Pert reached Hudson Bay on June - 11.
1517 Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay on this day in history.
1560 On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44
1572 On this day in history spanish co-land guardian duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
1572 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) on this day in history.
1578 England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore & colonize US on June - 11.
1594 On June - 11 philip II recognized the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paves way to the creation of the PrincipalÃa (i.e., elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
1644 On this day in history florentine scientist describe invention of barometer
1666 On June - 11 -14] Vierdaagse Sea battle (Ruyter-Monk vs Prince Ruprecht)
1666 Cornelis Evertsen the Old, Swiss vice-admiral, dies in battle at 55 on this day in history.
1672 Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer on June - 11.
1674 Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns, dies at 52 on June - 11.
1676 Battle at Ã-land: Danish & Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden on this day in history.
1685 On this day in history james Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II
1690 On this day in history english king Willem III departs to Ireland
1697 On this day in history francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist
1698 On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64
1699 England, France & Neth agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain on June - 11.
1704 On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer
1719 Franz K von Velbruck, German free mason/prince-bishop of Luik on June - 11.
1723 On this day in history j G Palitzsch, 1st saw Halley's comet on return, Prolitz