Events & Holidays In June - 09

Dia de La Rioja (Spain)

Heroes Day (Uganda)

Murcia Autonomy Day (Spain)

1508  Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer (d. 1586) was born on this day in history.   

1510  On this day in history birth of nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem   

1573  On this day in history birth of henricus Hondius, Dutch etcher/publisher   

1580  On this day in history birth of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655)   

1588  On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Herbst, composer   

1595  On this day in history birth of king Wladislaus IV of Poland (d. 1648)   

1597  On this day in history birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter   

1640  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)   

0068  On this day in history death of claudius Nero, Roman emperor (54-68), commits suicide at 31   

0373  On this day in history death of ephrem the Syrian, Christian hymnodist   

0597  On this day in history death of st. Columba, Christian missionary (b. 521)   

0630  Death of King Shahrbaraz of Persia on this day in history.   

1171  Jacob Ben Meir, [Rabbenu Tam], French Tosofist, dies on this day in history.   

1361  On this day in history philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet, dies at 69   

1382  On this day in history philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies   

1563  Death of William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, English statesman (b. 1506) on this day in history.