Historical Events In June - 21

1749  On this day in history pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Neth   

1763  Pierre P Royer-Collard, French attorney/philosopher on this day in history.   

1768  The first US bachelor of medicine degree (Dr John Archer) on this day in history.   

1768  1st US bachelor of medicine degree (Dr John Archer) on June - 21.   

1774  Daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25) on June - 21.   

1788  US Constitution goes into effect as NH is 9th to ratify on June - 21.   

1790  Wilhelm Speyer, composer on this day in history.   

1791  Fleeing French King Louis XVI & family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne on June - 21.   

1792  Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil &Mexicana off Vancouver, BC on June - 21.   

1792  Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil & Mexicana off Vancouver, BC on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history great Stoneface Mt found in NH   

1805  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer on June - 21.   

1813  Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria on this day in history.   

1817  On June - 21 james Brewerton Ricketts, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887   

1818  Ernst II, duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer on this day in history.   

1821  African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (NYC) on June - 21.   

1823  Edward Elmer Potter, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on June - 21.   

1824  Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea on June - 21.   

1826  On this day in history maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.   

1834  On June - 21 cyrus Hall McCormick patents reaping machine   

1839  On this day in history joaquim M Machado de Assic, Brazil, writer (Epitaph of a small winner)   

1844  On this day in history ernest F Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer (1st railway Congo)   

1849  On this day in history battle at Waghausel: Prussian troops beat Baden rebels   

1851  On June - 21 daniel Carter Beard, US, organized 1st boy scout troop   

1854  First Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe   

1859  Henry O Tanner, artist on this day in history.   

1862  Henry Holden Huss, composer on June - 21.   

1863  On June - 21 battle at Upperville Virginia, 389 casualities   

1864  New Zealand Land Wars: The Tauranga Campaign ends on June - 21.   

1865  Albert Herbert Brewer, composer on June - 21.   

1868  Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich on June - 21.   

1873  On this day in history henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Sea & Jungle)   

1876  Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast) on this day in history.   

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1002  On this day in history birth of leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54)   

1002  On this day in history birth of pope Leo IX (d. 1054)   

1226  On this day in history birth of king Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279)   

1528  On this day in history birth of maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on June - 21.   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on June - 21.   

1639  On June - 21 birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  On June - 21 birth of abraham Mignon, still life painter   

0524  Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28 on June - 21.   

1205  On June - 21 death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

1208  On this day in history philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies   

1305  Death of King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on June - 21.   

1421  Death of Jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366) on June - 21.   

1527  On June - 21 niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

1529  On this day in history john Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69