Historical Events In June - 24

0451  10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

0803  Higbald of Lindisfarne on this day in history.   

0843  Vikings destroy Nantes on this day in history.   

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

1128  On June - 24 afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa   

1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) on this day in history.   

1298  Rindfleish Persecutions-Jews of Ifhauben Austria massacred on June - 24.   

1314  Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England on this day in history.   

1322  On June - 24 jews are expelled from France   

1322  Jews are expelled from France for 3rd time on June - 24.   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) on this day in history.   

1340  Battle at Lock: English fleet beats France/Genuezen, 10-30,000 killed on June - 24.   

1374  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 on June - 24.   

1396  Crusaders under earl of Nevers reach Vienna on this day in history.   

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

1441  On this day in history eton College founded by Henry VI   

1472  Zoe Paleologa departs Rome for Moscow on this day in history.   

1475  On this day in history albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

1497  On this day in history john Cabot claims eastern Canada for England   

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

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

1509  On June - 24 henry VIII crowned King of England   

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 June - 24.   

1527  On this day in history gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions   

1529  On June - 24 zurich & catholic kantons sign Peace of Kappel   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth on June - 24.   

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

1535  On this day in history anabaptists Protestants conquered & disbanded   

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

1542  Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history robert Parsons, English jesuit (A Letter Disclosure)   

1561  On June - 24 rombout Hogerbeets, lawyer/pension minister of Leiden   

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 this day in history.   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on June - 24.   

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.   

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  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on June - 24.   

0803  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on June - 24.   

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