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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Del Turco, composer   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

1639  Increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

1208  Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies on this day in history.   

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

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on this day in history.   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

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