Historical Events In June - 24

0451  10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on June - 24.   

0803  Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.   

0843  On this day in history vikings destroy Nantes   

0972  Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place on this day in history.   

1128  On this day in history afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa   

1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) on June - 24.   

1298  Rindfleish Persecutions-Jews of Ifhauben Austria massacred on this day in history.   

1314  On June - 24 battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England   

1322  On this day in history jews are expelled from France   

1322  On June - 24 jews are expelled from France for 3rd time   

1322  On this day in history johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1340  On this day in history battle at Lock: English fleet beats France/Genuezen, 10-30,000 killed   

1374  On this day in history a sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.   

1396  Crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna on June - 24.   

1397  Sultan Bajezid I release caught crusaders free, for ransom on June - 24.   

1441  Eton College founded by Henry VI on June - 24.   

1472  On this day in history zoe Paleologa departs Rome for Moscow   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1497  John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history john Cabot claims eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia)   

1499  On this day in history johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians)   

1509  Henry VIII crowned King of England on June - 24.   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1522  Battle at La Bicocca: Emperor Karel V beats France on this day in history.   

1527  Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions on June - 24.   

1529  Zurich & catholic kantons sign Peace of Kappel on this day in history.   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth on this day in history.   

1535  Anabaptists Protestants conquerered &disbanded on this day in history.   

1535  On June - 24 anabaptists Protestants conquered & disbanded   

1540  Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint   

1546  On June - 24 robert Parsons, English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure)   

1561  Rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden on June - 24.   

1572  On this day in history 5 clergymen of Enkhuizen, hanged   

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on June - 24.   

1322  On this day in history birth of johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry)   

1343  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373)   

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on this day in history.   

1485  On this day in history birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history birth of theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605)   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on this day in history.   

0803  On this day in history death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  On this day in history death of hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328)   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on this day in history.   

1475  Albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1519  Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on June - 24.   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on June - 24.