Events & Holidays In June - 21

Day of Election of First President (Turkmenistan)

National Aboriginal Day (Canada)

National Day (Greenland)

National Music Day (Fête de la musique) (France)

Organic Act Day (US Virgin Islands)

White Nights Festival begins (to mid July) (Russia)

1002  On this day in history birth of leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)   

1002  Pope Leo IX (d. 1054) was born on this day in history.   

1226  On this day in history birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  On this day in history birth of maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

1639  On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  Abraham Mignon, still life painter was born on this day in history.   

0524  On this day in history chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28   

1205  Death of Enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107) on this day in history.   

1208  On this day in history philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies   

1305  On this day in history death of king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271)   

1377  On this day in history edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies   

1421  On this day in history death of jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366)   

1527  Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69