Historical Events In June - 24

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

0803  Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.  

0843  On this day in history vikings destroy Nantes  

0972  On June - 24 battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.  

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 this day in history.  

1314  Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England on this day in history.  

1322  Jews are expelled from France on this day in history.  

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

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) on this day in history.  

1340  On June - 24 battle at Lock: English fleet beats France/Genuezen, 10-30,000 killed  

1374  On June - 24 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  On this day in history crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna  

1397  On this day in history sultan Bajezid I release caught crusaders free, for ransom  

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 June - 24.  

1497  On June - 24 john Cabot claims eastern Canada for England  

1497  On this day in history john Cabot claims eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia)  

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

1509  Henry VIII crowned King of England on this day in history.  

1519  On June - 24 lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39  

1522  Battle at La Bicocca: Emperor Karel V beats France on this day in history.  

1527  On June - 24 gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions  

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

1533  On this day in history robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth  

1535  On this day in history anabaptists Protestants conquerered &disbanded  

1535  On this day in history anabaptists Protestants conquered & disbanded  

1540  Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves on June - 24.  

1542  On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint  

1546  On this day in history robert Parsons, English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure)  

1561  On June - 24 rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden  

1572  On June - 24 5 clergymen of Enkhuizen, hanged  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on June - 24.  

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 June - 24.  

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1519  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)  

1533  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth  

0803  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne  

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

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on June - 24.  

1475  On June - 24 albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54  

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1520  On June - 24 death of hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489)  

1572  On June - 24 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.