Historical Events In June - 24

0451  10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.  

0803  On this day in history higbald of Lindisfarne  

0843  Vikings destroy Nantes on this day in history.  

0972  Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place on this day in history.  

1128  On this day in history afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa  

1244  On this day in history hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308)  

1298  Rindfleish Persecutions-Jews of Ifhauben Austria massacred on June - 24.  

1314  On June - 24 battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England  

1322  Jews are expelled from France on June - 24.  

1322  Jews are expelled from France for 3rd time on this day in history.  

1322  On June - 24 johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)  

1340  On this day in history battle at Lock: English fleet beats France/Genuezen, 10-30,000 killed  

1374  On this day in history a sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.  

1396  Crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna on June - 24.  

1397  Sultan Bajezid I release caught crusaders free, for ransom on June - 24.  

1441  Eton College founded by Henry VI on June - 24.  

1472  On June - 24 zoe Paleologa departs Rome for Moscow  

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1497  John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England on June - 24.  

1497  John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia) on this day in history.  

1499  On this day in history johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)  

1509  On this day in history henry VIII crowned King of England  

1519  On this day in history lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39  

1522  On this day in history battle at La Bicocca: Emperor Karel V beats France  

1527  Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions on June - 24.  

1529  Zurich & catholic kantons sign Peace of Kappel on this day in history.  

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth on June - 24.  

1535  Anabaptists Protestants conquerered &disbanded on this day in history.  

1535  On this day in history anabaptists Protestants conquered & disbanded  

1540  On June - 24 henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves  

1542  Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint on June - 24.  

1546  On June - 24 robert Parsons, English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure)  

1561  Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden on June - 24.  

1572  5 clergymen of Enkhuizen, hanged on this day in history.  

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on this day in history.  

1322  On June - 24 birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)  

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.  

1386  On June - 24 birth of giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456)  

1485  Johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558) was born on this day in history.  

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.  

1519  On June - 24 birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)  

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on this day in history.  

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne  

1398  On June - 24 death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)  

1439  On June - 24 death of duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382)  

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39  

1520  On this day in history death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)  

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history death of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550)