Events & Holidays In June - 14

Commemoration Day of victims of the Communist Terror (Latvia)

Day of Mourning and Hope (Lithuania)

Flag Day (United States of America)

Freedom Day (Malawi)

Liberation Day (Falkland Islands)

World Blood Donor Day (International)

World Sea Turtle Day (International)

1479  On this day in history birth of giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552)   

1529  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, archduke (Austria)/mayor (Bohemia)   

1657  On this day in history birth of cornelis Cruys, [Niels Olsen Creutz], Norwegian/Dutch admiral   

1691  Jan Francisci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1730  Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini, composer [or Jul 23 1734] was born on this day in history.   

1736  Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, physicist (formulated Coulomb's Law) was born on this day in history.   

1760  Candido Jose Ruano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1763  Johannes Simon Mayr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1144  On this day in history aboe 'l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, theologist, dies at 69   

1161  Death of Emperor Qinzong of China (b. 1100) on this day in history.   

1349  On this day in history gunther Van Schwarzburg, German anti-king 1349, dies at about 44   

1381  On this day in history death of simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1497  Death of Giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (b. 1474) on this day in history.   

1544  Death of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489) on this day in history.   

1548  Death of Carpentras, French composer on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61