Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham).   

1626  King Charles I disbands English parliament.   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer   

1638  Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun).   

1643  Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania   

1664  NJ established.   

1666  Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies   

1677  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67.   

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies.   

1703  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58   

1708  Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62.   

1728  Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer.   

1734  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer   

1741  Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America   

1749  George Joseph Vogler, composer   

1752  Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment   

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69.   

1762  Austria uses 1st paper currency.   

1763  Franz Danzi, composer   

1767  Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)   

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77   

1775  George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army.   

1779  General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's inaugural fatal aviation accident.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident.   

1802  Toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros   

1804  12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president   

1808  Jozef Napoleon is recorded as becoming king of Spain   

1814  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84.   

1821  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer.   

1828  Brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91   

1831  Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78.   

1833  Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909.   

1834  Rioters in Safed Palestine results in the deaths of many Jews   

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1221  Frederik ii: [strijdbare], duke of austria   

1330  Edward: The black prince, prince of wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard grenville: English parliament leader/vice-admiral (roanoke)   

1553  Ernst: Archduke of austria/governor of the netherlands   

1594  Nicolas poussin: French painter   

1623  Cornelis de witt: Dutch statesman (chatham)   

1624  Hiob ludolf: German orientalist   

1636  Johann david mayer: Composer   

0923  Death of Robert i: King of france (922-23),   

0948  Death of Romanus i lecapenus: Armenian emperor of byzantium (919-44),   

0991  Death of Theophano: German empress/wife of emperor otto ii,   

1246  Death of Frederik ii "the strijdbare": Duke of austria,   

1337  Death of Angelus clarenus/da cingoli: Italian leader,   

1341  Andronicus iii paleologus: Byzantine emperor (1328-41),   

1381  Death of Wat tyler: Leader of english peasants' revolt, beheaded in london   

1383  John vi cantacuzenus: Byzantine emperor