Events & Holidays In June - 20

Martyr's Day (Eritrea)

World Refugee Day (International)

1005  Ali az-Zahir, caliph (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1389  On this day in history birth of john, Duke of Bedford, regent of England (d. 1435)   

1566  Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)   

1585  On this day in history birth of lazaro Valvasensi, composer   

1615  On this day in history birth of salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21]   

1634  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1638-75)   

1642  George Hickes, English linguistic (Old German Philology) was born on this day in history.   

0451  On this day in history death of theodorid, King of the Visigoths   

0840  Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies on this day in history.   

0885  On this day in history death of bernard Plantapilosa, Count of Auvergne (b. 841)   

1585  On this day in history christianus Adrichomius, writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52   

1597  On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

1649  Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, author, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history death of heinrich Roth, German Sanskrit scholar (b. 1620)   

1751  Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 on this day in history.