Historical Events In June - 06

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on this day in history.   

1002  On this day in history german king Henry II the Saint crowned   

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

1242  24 wagonloads of Talmudic books burned in Paris on June - 06.   

1391  Inhabitants of Seville Spain massacres 5,000 Jews on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables   

1480  Vecchietta, Italian artist and architect on this day in history.   

1513  Battle at Novara: Habsburgers vs Valois on June - 06.   

1520  On this day in history france & England sign treaty of Scotland   

1523  Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) on this day in history.   

1536  Mexico begins it's inquisition on this day in history.   

1606  On June - 06 pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

1622  Claude-Jean Allouez, French Jesuit missionary and explorer (d.1857) on June - 06.   

1625  On June - 06 domenico Guidi, Italian sculptor   

1639  Massachusetts grants 500 acres of land to erect a gunpowder mill on June - 06.   

1654  Queen Christina of Sweden resigns & converts to Catholicism on this day in history.   

1660  Denmark & Sweden signs peace treaty on June - 06.   

1661  Giacomo Antonio Perti, composer on June - 06.   

1664  New Amsterdam renamed NYC on June - 06.   

1665  Battle at Monte Carlo: English & Portuguese army beat Spain on June - 06.   

1671  Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader on this day in history.   

1671  Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on this day in history.   

1673  On this day in history france & Brandenburg sign peace treaty   

1676  Georg Reidel, composer on this day in history.   

1683  The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, opens as the world's first university museum on this day in history.   

1686  On June - 06 joannes B van Neercassel, RC spiritual leader of Neth, dies at 60   

1695  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen Neth-Indies (1737-41)/killed 8,000 Chinese on June - 06.   

1710  Francoise de la Baume Le Blanc, mistress of king Louis XIV, dies at 65 on June - 06.   

1716  On this day in history 1st slaves arrive in Louisiana   

1722  Adrien Trudo Sale, composer on June - 06.   

1735  On June - 06 anton Schweitzer, composer   

1735  Georg Osterreich, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1740  Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony on this day in history.   

1744  On June - 06 france & Prussia sign peace treaty   

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1236  On this day in history birth of wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (d. 1283)   

1436  Regiomontanus (Johannes Muller), prepares astronomical tables was born on this day in history.   

1502  King John III of Portugal (d. 1557) was born on June - 06.   

1519  On June - 06 birth of andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher and botanist (d. 1603)   

1576  On this day in history birth of giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1649)   

1580  Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660) was born on June - 06.   

1606  On this day in history birth of pierre Corneille, France, dramatist (El Cid, Horace)   

0840  Agobard, archbishop of Lyon (anti-semite), dies on June - 06.   

1134  Norbertus van Xanten, monastery founder, dies at about 51 on June - 06.   

1393  On this day in history death of emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (b. 1359)   

1480  On this day in history death of vecchietta, Italian artist and architect   

1548  Death of Juan de Castro, Portuguese explorer (b. 1500) on June - 06.   

1563  Death of Ikeda Nagamasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519) on this day in history.   

1583  Death of Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.   

1671  Death of Stenka/Stepan Razin, Russian cossack/boer leader, killed on this day in history.