Historical Events In June - 11

0631  Emperor Taizong of Tang, the Emperor of China, sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to persuade the release of enslaved Chinese prisoners who were captured during the transition from Sui to Tang from the northern frontier; this embassy succeeded in freeing 80,000 Chinese men and women who were then returned to China on June - 11.   

0758  On June - 11 abbasid Arabs and Uyghur Turks arrive simultaneously at Chang'an, the Tang Chinese capital, in order to offer tribute to the imperial court. The Arabs and Turks bicker and fight over diplomatic prominence at the gate, in order to present tribute before the other. A settlement is reached when both are allowed to enter at the same time, but through two different gates to the palace.   

1184  -BC- Greeks finally captured Troy on this day in history.   

1216  Hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies on June - 11.   

1231  Harderwijk becomes a city on June - 11.   

1249  On June - 11 adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies   

1345  The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners on this day in history.   

1429  On June - 11 hundred Years' War: The start of the Battle of Jargeau.   

1479  On this day in history johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies   

1488  Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland on this day in history.   

1488  James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1509  On June - 11 england's King Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon   

1509  King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon on this day in history.   

1517  Sir Thomas Pert reached Hudson Bay on this day in history.   

1517  Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay on June - 11.   

1560  Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1572  Spanish co-land guardian duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)   

1578  England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore & colonize US on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history philip II recognized the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paves way to the creation of the Principalía (i.e., elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).   

1644  Florentine scientist describe invention of barometer on this day in history.   

1666  On June - 11 -14] Vierdaagse Sea battle (Ruyter-Monk vs Prince Ruprecht)   

1666  Cornelis Evertsen the Old, Swiss vice-admiral, dies in battle at 55 on this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer   

1674  Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet/wife of Geeraert Burns, dies at 52 on June - 11.   

1676  On this day in history battle at Ã-land: Danish & Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden   

1685  On June - 11 james Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II   

1690  English king Willem III departs to Ireland on this day in history.   

1697  On June - 11 francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist   

1698  Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1699  England, France & Neth agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain on this day in history.   

1704  On June - 11 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer   

1719  On June - 11 franz K von Velbruck, German free mason/prince-bishop of Luik   

1723  On June - 11 j G Palitzsch, 1st saw Halley's comet on return, Prolitz   

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1403  On June - 11 birth of john IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)   

1456  Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485) was born on June - 11.   

1540  On June - 11 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)   

1572  On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)   

1588  George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

1672  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of francis Edward James Keith, Scottish soldier and Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)   

1697  Francesco A Vallotti, Italian organist/composer/theorist was born on June - 11.   

0323  On June - 11 death of alexander the Great, son of Philip II of Macedon (b. 356 BC) (or the 10th June)   

1183  On this day in history death of henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)   

1216  On this day in history hendrik of Constantinople, emperor of Constantinople (1206-16), dies   

1249  Adelheid van Schaarbeek, Flemish mystic/saint, dies on June - 11.   

1479  On this day in history johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies   

1488  On June - 11 james III, king of Scotland, dies in battle   

1557  Death of King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44