Historical Events In June - 21
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
0524 On June - 21 battle at Vezerone: Burgundy beats France
0524 On June - 21 chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
0996 On June - 21 pope Gregory V crowns Otto III Roman Catholic German emperor of Elzas
1002 On this day in history leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)
1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik on this day in history.
1208 On this day in history philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies
1377 Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on this day in history.
1498 Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian on this day in history.
1527 On this day in history niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57
1528 On this day in history maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)
1529 Battle at Landriano: Leyva beats France on June - 21.
1529 On June - 21 john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69
1547 Great fire in Moscow on this day in history.
1572 Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda on June - 21.
1573 Antonie van Burgundy, mayor of sealand, dies in battle on June - 21.
1577 Giovanni Del Turco, composer on this day in history.
1582 On this day in history the Incident at HonnÅ-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan.
1591 On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies
1596 Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov on this day in history.
1607 On this day in history first Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown
1607 On this day in history 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown
1633 On June - 21 galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure, curse, & detest" his Copernican heliocentric views
1640 On June - 21 abraham Mignon, still life painter
1661 Treaty of Kardis: Russia & Sweden sign peace treaty on June - 21.
1667 On this day in history dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter occupies Sheerness, England
1668 Cajetan Kolberer, composer on June - 21.
1672 On this day in history dutch pension advisor Johan de Witt seriously wounded
1684 MA Bay Colony's charter revoked on June - 21.
1684 King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter on June - 21.
1688 On this day in history alexander Pope, English poet (Rape of the Lock)
1730 Norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist on this day in history.
1732 Johann Christoph Frederic Bach, composer on this day in history.
1734 On this day in history in Montreal in New France (today primarily Quebec), a black slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique, having been convicted of the arson that destroyed much of the city, is tortured and hanged by the French authorities in a public ceremony that involved her disgrace and the amputation of a hand.
1740 On this day in history hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)