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  Giglio Gregorio Giraldi, Italian poet (d. 1552) was born on this day in history.   

1529  Ferdinand, archduke (Austria)/mayor (Bohemia) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of candido Jose Ruano, composer   

1763  On this day in history birth of johannes Simon Mayr, composer   

1144  Aboe 'l-Kasim Mahmoed ibn Omar al-Zapowersjari, theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of giovanni Borgia, Duke of Borgia (b. 1474)   

1544  On this day in history death of antoine, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1489)   

1548  On this day in history death of carpentras, French composer   

1594  Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 on this day in history.