Historical Events In June - 11

0631  On this day in history 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.  

0758  On this day in history 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.  

1184  On June - 11 -BC- Greeks finally captured Troy  

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on June - 11.  

1231  On June - 11 harderwijk becomes a city  

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 June - 11 battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland  

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1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1509  England's King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon on this day in history.  

1509  King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon on June - 11.  

1517  On June - 11 sir Thomas Pert reached Hudson Bay  

1517  Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay on this day in history.  

1560  Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on June - 11.  

1572  Spanish co-land guardian duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock on June - 11.  

1572  Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) on this day in history.  

1578  On this day in history england grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore & colonize US  

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 Principalía (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 this day in history -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  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer  

1674  On June - 11 susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns, dies at 52  

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  English king Willem III departs to Ireland on June - 11.  

1697  Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist on this day in history.  

1698  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1699  England, France & Neth agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain on this day in history.  

1704  On June - 11 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer  

1719  On June - 11 franz K von Velbruck, German free mason/prince-bishop of Luik  

1723  J G Palitzsch, 1st saw Halley's comet on return, Prolitz on this day in history.  

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1403  On this day in history birth of john IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)  

1456  On this day in history birth of anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)  

1540  Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.  

1572  On June - 11 birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

1588  On this day in history birth of george Wither, English writer (d. 1667)  

1672  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1696  Francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history birth of francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist  

0323  Death of Alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June) on June - 11.  

1183  On this day in history death of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)  

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on this day in history.  

1249  Adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1479  On June - 11 johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies  

1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1557  Death of King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) on June - 11.  

1560  On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44