Historical Events In June - 05

0070  Titus & his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem on this day in history.   

0535  On June - 05 epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople   

0754  Friezen murders bishop Boniface & over 50 companions on this day in history.   

0754  On this day in history boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79   

1118  On this day in history robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1257  On this day in history kraków, Poland receive city rights.   

1288  Battle of Woeringen: Reinald I vs Jan I on June - 05.   

1288  On this day in history hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1305  On June - 05 bordeaux's archbishop Bertrand the Got elected Pope Clement V   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.   

1507  On this day in history england & Netherlands sign trade agreement   

1568  On June - 05 lamoraal, earl of Egmont/prince of Gavere, beheaded   

1625  Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda on this day in history.   

1625  Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history prince Frederik Henry conquerors Roermond   

1661  Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge on June - 05.   

1664  Mustafa II, sultan of Turkey (1695-1703) on June - 05.   

1665  Nicolas Bernier, composer on this day in history.   

1667  Pietro Sforza, Italian theologist (Assertiones Theologicae), dies on this day in history.   

1686  On June - 05 cristoph Raupach, composer   

1695  On this day in history johann Conrad Schlaun, German barok architect   

1716  On this day in history england & Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty   

1718  On this day in history thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker (baptized)   

1722  Johann Kuhnau, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1723  Adam Smith, Kirkcaldy Scot, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized) on this day in history.   

1736  Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp on this day in history.   

1752  On June - 05 prince Willem van Orange becomes Knight of Garter   

1759  On this day in history theodor Zwetler, composer   

1760  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium) on this day in history.   

1771  Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51) on this day in history.   

1783  On June - 05 brothers Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier publicly demonstrate their hot-air baloon in 10-minute flight over Annonay, France   

1783  Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight on June - 05.   

1783  Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history gottfried August Homilius, composer, dies at 71   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on June - 05.   

1493  On this day in history birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)   

1523  On this day in history birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)   

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on June - 05.   

1554  On this day in history birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.   

1646  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  On this day in history birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)   

0535  On this day in history death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople   

0754  On this day in history boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79   

1017  Death of Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976) on June - 05.   

1118  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  On this day in history hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle   

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on this day in history.   

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on this day in history.   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.