Events & Holidays In June - 21

Day of Election of First President (Turkmenistan)

National Aboriginal Day (Canada)

National Day (Greenland)

National Music Day (Fête de la musique) (France)

Organic Act Day (US Virgin Islands)

White Nights Festival begins (to mid July) (Russia)

1002  Leo IX, [Bruno count of Egesheim & Dagsburg], Pope (1049-54) was born on this day in history.   

1002  Pope Leo IX (d. 1054) was born on this day in history.   

1226  King Boleslaus V of Poland (d. 1279) was born on this day in history.   

1528  Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603) was born on this day in history.   

1577  Giovanni Del Turco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

1639  On this day in history birth of increase Mather, New England Puritan minister (d. 1723)   

1640  On this day in history birth of abraham Mignon, still life painter   

0524  On this day in history chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28   

1205  On this day in history death of enrico Dandolo, Doge of Venice (b. 1107)   

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

1305  On this day in history death of king Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland (b. 1271)   

1377  Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies on this day in history.   

1421  On this day in history death of jean Le Maingre, Marshal of France (b. 1366)   

1527  On this day in history niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine statesman/author, dies at 57   

1529  John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 on this day in history.