Events & Holidays In June - 23

Grand Duke's Birthday (Luxembourg)

Independence Day (Jura only) (Switzerland)

Jonines (summer solstice) Night (Lithuania)

Jonsok / Sankthansaften / Midsummer's Eve (Norway)

Ligo Day (Latvia)

Midsummer Party (Denmark)

Victory Day (Estonia)

1160  On this day in history birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on this day in history.   

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

0079  On this day in history death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)   

0758  On this day in history ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  On this day in history death of henry I of Austria   

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on this day in history.   

1139  On this day in history andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)