Today in History, 11 June Holidays on 11 june American Evacuation Day (Libya) Birthday of Prince Henrik (Denmark) Brazilian Navy commemorative day (Brazil) Christian feast day: Barnabas the Apostle Bartholomew the Apostle (Eastern Christianity) Blessed Ignatius Maloyan (Armenian Catholic Church) Paula Frassinetti Riagail of Bangor June 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Davis Day (Cape Breton, Nova … Read more
Today in History, June 10 Events on 10 june 671 – Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu. 1190 – Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem. … Read more
Today in history, 8 june Events on 8 june 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. He flees, but is captured near Chalcedon and later executed in Cappadocia. 632 – Muhammad, Islamic prophet, dies in Medina. 793 – Vikings raid the abbey … Read more
Today in history, 7 june Events on 7 june 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia. The wedding was celebrated at Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir as an independent state. 1002 – Henry II, a cousin of Emperor Otto III, is elected … Read more
Today in history, 6 june June 6 is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 208 days remaining until the end of the year. Events on 6 june 913 – Emperor Alexander III dies of exhaustion while playing the game tzykanion (Byzantine name for polo). He … Read more
Today in history, 5 june Events on 5 june AD 70 – Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem. 754 – Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, is killed by a band of pagans at Dokkum in Frisia. 1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. 1283 – Battle … Read more
Today in history, 4 june Events on 4 june 1411 – King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.[1] 1561 – The steeple of St Paul’s, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by … Read more
Today in history, 3 June June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 211 days remaining until the end of the year. Events 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head … Read more
June 2 is actually the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 212 days remaining until the end of the year. Republic Day, also known as Festa della Repubblica in Italian (Festival of the Republic), is a national holiday in Italy on June 2 each year. It celebrates the … Read more
Today in hostory : 1 June events June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 213 days remaining until the end of the year. Events 193 – The Roman emperor Didius Julianus is assassinated. 1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of … Read more