Historical Events In June - 21
Friday, 19 September 2025
0524 Battle at Vezerone: Burgundy beats France on June - 21.
0524 On June - 21 chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
0996 On this day in history pope Gregory V crowns Otto III Roman Catholic German emperor of Elzas
1002 On this day in history leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)
1128 On this day in history battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik
1208 On this day in history philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies
1377 Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on this day in history.
1498 Jews are expelled from Nurenberg Bavaria by Emperor Maximillian on this day in history.
1527 Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57 on June - 21.
1528 Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) on June - 21.
1529 On June - 21 battle at Landriano: Leyva beats France
1529 John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 on June - 21.
1547 Great fire in Moscow on this day in history.
1572 Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda on June - 21.
1573 On June - 21 antonie van Burgundy, mayor of sealand, dies in battle
1577 Giovanni Del Turco, composer on June - 21.
1582 The Incident at HonnÅ-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan on this day in history.
1591 On June - 21 aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies
1596 Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov on June - 21.
1607 First Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown on June - 21.
1607 On June - 21 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown
1633 On this day in history galileo Galilei is forced by Inquisition to "abjure, curse, & detest" his Copernican heliocentric views
1640 On June - 21 abraham Mignon, still life painter
1661 On June - 21 treaty of Kardis: Russia & Sweden sign peace treaty
1667 On this day in history dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyter occupies Sheerness, England
1668 On this day in history cajetan Kolberer, composer
1672 Dutch pension advisor Johan de Witt seriously wounded on this day in history.
1684 On June - 21 mA Bay Colony's charter revoked
1684 On June - 21 king Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter
1688 Alexander Pope, English poet (Rape of the Lock) on June - 21.
1730 Norinaga Moto'ori, Japanese scientist on June - 21.
1732 On June - 21 johann Christoph Frederic Bach, composer
1734 On June - 21 in Montreal in New France (today primarily Quebec), a black slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique, having been convicted of the arson that destroyed much of the city, is tortured and hanged by the French authorities in a public ceremony that involved her disgrace and the amputation of a hand.
1740 Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief) on June - 21.