Events on Jun 11
- 1231Harderwijk becomes a city
- 1488Battle of Sauchieburn, Scotland
- 1517Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay
- 1572Spanish co-land guardian Duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
- 1578England grants Sir Humphrey Gilbert a patent to explore and colonize US
- 1644Florentine Scientist describe invention of barometer
- 1685James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic King James II
- 1690English King Willem III departs to Ireland
- 1699England, France and Netherlands agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain
- 1726Cardinal Fleury succeeds Duke of Bourbon as French Premier
- 1742Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove
- 1770Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
- 1774Jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army
- 1776Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence
- 17881st British ship built on Pacific coast begun at Nootka Sound, BC
- 17931st American stove patent is granted to Robert Haeterick
- 1816Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded
- 1838Iowa Territory is organized
- 1859Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada
- 1864Battle at Cynthiana Kentucky: General Hobsons unit caught
- 1864Battle of Laurel Hill, West Virginia
- 1864Battle of Trevillian Station, VA (Central Railroad)
- 1864Confederate warship CSS Alabama runs into harbor of Cherbourg
- 18701st-stone Amstel Brewery opens in Amsterdam
- 1876Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate
- 1878DC is given a new government by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by President (change in 1974)
- 1891Puerto Rican flag adopted
- 18951st auto race
- 1895Charles E Duryea patents a gas-driven automobile
- 1896US Assay Office in Deadwood South Dakota authorized
Born on Jun 11
- 1572Ben Jonson: England, United Kingdom -- Playwright / poet (Volpone, Alchemist)
- 1672Francesco Antonio Bonporti: Composer
- 1697Francesco A Vallotti: Italian Organist / composer / theorist
- 1704Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas: Composer
- 1719Franz K von Velbruck: German Freemason / Prince-Bishop of Luik
- 1740Luigi Gatti: Composer
- 1776John Constable: England, United Kingdom -- Landscape painter (Hay Wain)
- 1807James Findlay Schenck: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882
- 1808Charles Henry Poor: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1882
- 1816Robert Huston Milroy: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
- 1822Samuel Davis Sturgis: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889
- 1823James Lawson Kemper: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1895
- 1829Hendrik Gerhard: Founder (Dutch Social-Democratic)
- 1840Henri Braekeleer: Flemish painter / etser
- 1842Alfred: Liechtenstein -- Noble / politician
- 1861Sigismund Vladislavovich Zaremba: Composer
- 1863Eduard David: German Undersecretary (constitution of Weimar)
- 1864Richard Georg Strauss: Munich, Germany -- Composer (Don Quixote)
- 1865Jan H Leopold: Dutch poet (translated Omar Khayyam)
- 1867Charles Fabry: Discoverer (ozone layer in upper atmosphere)
- 1874Richard Stohr: Composer
- 1876Alfred L Kroeber: Hoboken, New Jersey -- Author (Anthropologist looks at History)
- 1879Roger P Bresnaham: Hall of fame catcher / manager
- 1880Jeannette Rankin: 1st woman elected to US Congress (Rep-Montana)
- 1883Frank O King: Cashton, Wisconsin -- Cartoonist (Gasoline Alley)
- 1886David Steinman: NYC, New York -- Bridge designer (Hudson, Triborough)
- 1889Wesley Ruggles: Actor / producer / director (Keystone Kops)
- 1892Edward B B Shanks: British poet / critic
- 1895Nikolai A Bulganin: Gorki, Russia -- Premier of the USSR (1955-58)
- 1897Bruno Frei: Writer
Died on Jun 11
- 1216Hendrik of Constantinople: Emperor of Constantinople (1206-16)
- 1249Adelheid van Schaarbeek: Flemish mystic / saint
- 1479Johannes a San Facundo: Spanish Augustine saint
- 1488James III: King of Scotland, dies in battle
- 1560Marie Guise: French Wife of King Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44
- 1560Mary of Lorraine: Pro-French Regent of Scotland, dies at 44
- 1666Cornelis Evertsen the Old: Swiss Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at 55
- 1698Balthasar Bekker: Frisian Theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64
- 1764Christoph Stoltzenberg: Composer, dies at 74
- 1766Elisabeth Farnese: Princess of Parma / Queen of Spain, dies at 73
- 1775Egidio Romoaldo Duni: Italian composer, dies at 67
- 1808Giovanni Battista Cirri: Composer, dies at 83
- 1811Charles Frederick: Liberal ruler of Baden, dies at 82
- 1825Daniel D Tompkins: 6th US Vice President (1817-25), dies at 54
- 1828Dugald Stewart: Scot philosopher (Scottish common sense), dies at 74
- 1856Friedrich H von der Hagen: German germanist, dies at 76
- 1896Friedrich Gottlieb Schwencke: Composer, dies at 72
- 1900Charles Swinnerton Heap: Composer, dies at 53
- 1903Draga Masin: Wife of Serbian King Aleksandar I, murdered at 35
- 1906Heinrich Hart: German writer (Das Lied der Menschheit), dies at 50
- 1908Georg Adler: German statehouse head, dies at 45
- 1913Machmud Shevket Pasha: Turks grand vizier, murdered
- 1924Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Jr.: Dutch Minister (CHU), dies at 87
- 1924Theodore Dubois: Composer, dies at 86
- 1930Henry Clay Folger, Jr.: CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72
- 1943Sam[uel] de Vries: Actor (Boefje, In Sobibor), dies at 50
- 1949Koci Xoxe: Albanian Vice Premier, executed
- 1949Oton Zupanic: Slavs Poet (Zimzelen pod snegom), dies at 71
- 1955Jacques Lemaigre-Dubreuil: French industrialist, murdered
- 1955Marcel Louis Auguste Samuel-Rousseau: Composer, dies at 72
Historical events on June 12
- 1523Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
- 1534Turkish Admiral Chaireddin "Barbarossa" allows Giulia Gonzaga to kidnap and plunder Naples
- 1552Land guardians of the Netherlands attacks Verdun
- 1553King Edward VI accept Archbishop Cranmers "42 Articles"
- 1575William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
- 1665English rename New Amsterdam, NY, after Dutch pull out
- 1672French army under General Turenne crosses Rhine at Lobith
- 1683Rye House-plot against English King Charles II uncovered
- 1691Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII
- 1701Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover
- 1714Prussia and Russia sign secret treaty
- 17751st naval battle of Revolution-Unity (US) captures Margaretta (Br)
- 1776Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights
- 1787Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old
- 1792George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver BC
- 1812Napoleon invades Russia
- 1819Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra
- 1838Hopkins Observatory, dedicated in Williamstown, Massachusetts
- 1838Iowa Territory forms
- 18391st baseball game played in America
- 1840Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands
- 1845George Abernethy becomes 1st Governor of Oregon Country
- 1849Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett (Louisville Ky)
- 1859Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered
- 1861Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state
- 1864Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley
- 1867Austro-Hungarian Empire forms
- 18801st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleveland
- 1885Roof collapse kills 30 at murder trial in France
- 1889Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc)
Born on June 12
- 1468Juan del Encina: Composer
- 1519Cosmos de Medici: Art Patron (Accademia del Disegno)
- 1526Marc-Antoine de Muret: Composer
- 1599Jan W van Brederode: Governor (Hertogenbosch) / Field Marshal
- 1771Patrick Gass: Falling Springs, Pennsylvania -- Sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
- 1795John Marston, Jr.: Comm (Union Navy), died in 1885
- 1798Samuel Cooper: Secretary of War / General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
- 1819Charles Kingsley [Parson Lot]: England, United Kingdom -- Vicar / historian (Westward Ho!)
- 1821Henry Moses Judah: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
- 1825John Cook: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
- 1829Johanna Spyri: Switzerland -- Writer (Heidi)
- 1842Rikard Nordraak: Composer
- 1851Oliver Joseph Lodge: England, United Kingdom -- Early radio pioneer
- 1857Achille Simonetti: Composer
- 1874Willem Louis Frederic Landre: Composer
- 1876Narciso Garay: Composer
- 1877Thomas C Hart: US Admiral (Asiatic fleet)
- 1878James O Curwood: United States -- Journalist / writer (Kazan the wolfdog)
- 1881Juan de Hernandez: Composer
- 1885Werner Erich Josten: Elberfeld, Germany -- Composer (Jungle)
- 1890Egon Schiele: Austrian painter / graphic artist
- 1892John Donald Robb: Composer
- 1893Kommer Kleijn: Dutch actor / radio play director (Paul Vlaanderen)
- 1897Alexandre Tansman: Lodz, Poland -- Composer (Dyptique)
- 1897Anthony Eden: Earl of Avon (C), British Prime Minister (1955-57)
- 1900Amadeo Roldan: Composer
- 1900Betsy van Es: Flemish actress (Sonna)
- 1902Hendrik J Elias: Flemish historian / (mayor-Ghent)
- 1904Eino Roiha: Composer
- 1907Giorgio Nataletti: Composer
Died on June 12
- 0816Leo III: Italian Pope (795-816)
- 1231Antonius van Padua [Fernando M de Bulhom]: Port minister, dies at 35
- 1490Adriaan Vilain II of Rassegem: Peace of Tours, murdered at about 39
- 1616Cornelis F Schuyt: Dutch Organist / Composer (Madrigalen)
- 1675Charles Emanuel II: Duke of Savoy (1638-75), dies at 40
- 1687Jurriaen van Streeck: Dutch still life painter, buried
- 1761Meinrad Spiess: Composer, dies at 77
- 1778Philip Livingston: US Merchant (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 62
- 1788Johann A Cramer: Prime Minister / poet, dies at 65
- 1789Jean E Liotard [Turk]: Swiss Painter (Maria-Theresia)
- 1850Jean V Constant de Rebecque: Swiss / Dutch army leader, dies at 77
- 1853John C de Jonge: Dutch Historian / archivist, dies at 60
- 1858Cornelis Smit: Dutch ship builder / ship owner, dies at 74
- 1858William Horsley: Composer, dies at 83
- 1878Hendrik J Jut: Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26
- 1887Gustav Weber: Composer, dies at 41
- 1888Carel Vosmaer: Art Historian / Poet / editor (Netherlands Spectator), dies at 62
- 1917Maria Teresa Carreno: Composer, dies at 63
- 1922Wolfgang Kapp: German politician (Kapp putsch 1920), dies at 63
- 1928Salvador Diaz Miron: Mexicans poet
- 1932Theodorus Heemskerk: Lawyer / Dutch Secretary of State (1866..88), dies at 79
- 1936Isidore Weiss: French world checker champion
- 1936Karl Kraus: Writer, dies at 62
- 1942Walter Leigh: Composer, dies at 36
- 1946Count Hisaichi Terauchi: Japanese Field Marshal
- 1947Jazeps Medins: Composer, dies at 70
- 1952Michael von Faulhaber: Cardinal / Archbishop of Munich, dies at 83
- 1957James F "Jimmy" Dorsey: US orchestra leader, dies at 53
- 1962John N Ireland: English Composer / pianist (Epic March), dies at 82
- 1963Andrew Browne: Irish / British Admiral (Cape Matapan, WWII), dies at 80
Events on Jun 13
- 1325Sheik Ibn Battuta begins 1st world trip, Tangiers to Mecca
- 1392Assassination attempt on Pierre de Craon Van Clisson of France, fails
- 1547King Ferdinand of Austria subjects himself on Turkish Sultan Suleiman
- 1611John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
- 1625English King Charles I marries French Princess Henriette
- 1633Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore
- 1655Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater
- 1665Sea battle at Lowestoft: English fleet beats Dutch
- 1721England signs Treaty of Madrid
- 1727Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris
- 1753Austria, England and Modena sign secret military treaty
- 1774Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves
- 1777Leonard Norcross patents a submarine diving suit
- 1777Marquis de Lafayette lands in US
- 1789Mrs Alexander Hamilton serves ice cream for dessert to Washington
- 1792King Louis XVI fires French government
- 1798Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
- 1825Walter Hunt patents safety pin
- 18371st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio
- 1863Samuel Butler publishes 1st part of "Erewhon, " Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1863Skirmish at Berryville Virginia
- 1865President Johnson proclaims reconstruction confederate states
- 1866House passes 14th Amendment (Civil rights for blacks)
- 1868Oscar J Dunn (a black) is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana
- 1871Hurricane kills 300 in Labrador
- 1878Congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization
- 1886Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver, BC
- 1888Congress creates Department of Labor
- 1890Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out and named
- 1898Yukon Territory of Canada organized, Dawson chosen as capital
Born on Jun 13
- 0040Gnaeus Julius Agricola: Roman General; conquered Wales, North England
- 0823Charles II [the Bald]: King of France (843-77) / Emperor (875-77)
- 1539Jost / Jobst / Jodocus Amman: Switzerland -- Cartoonist / graphic artist / illustrator
- 1592Tobias Michael: Composer
- 1612Karel van Croij: Prince of Chimay / Duke of Aarschot
- 1627Fidel Molitor: Composer
- 1701Angelo Antonio Caroli: Composer
- 1736Henryk Klein: Composer
- 1752Fanny Burney: England, United Kingdom -- Author (Camille, Evelina)
- 1757Christian Ludwig Dieter: Composer
- 1761Anton Wranitzky: Composer
- 1763Jose B de Andrada e Silva: Premier of Brazil
- 1765Anton Eberl: Composer
- 1773Thomas Young: British philologist / Physician (light interference)
- 1775Antoni Henryk Radziwill: Composer
- 1786Winfield Scott: Army General (Union) / presidential candidate
- 1795Thomas Arnold: English educator / historian (History of Rome)
- 1806Bernard ter Haar: Dutch vicar / poet / church historian
- 1809George Philip St Cooke: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895
- 1820WF Hendrik [the Navigator]: Prince of the Netherlands / Admiral
- 1821Albert duc de Broglie: France -- Premier (1873-74, 1977)
- 1821Gustavus Vasa Fox: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Union), died in 1883
- 1823Gustave Paul Cluseret: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
- 1824Julius Eichberg: Composer
- 1825Benjamin Jefferson Hill: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
- 1829Antonio Zamara: Composer
- 1831James Clerk Maxwell: Scotish physicist (electromagnetic theory)
- 1854Charles Algernon Parsons: British inventor (steam turbine)
- 1863Josef Venantius von Woss: Composer
- 1865William Butler Yeats: Ireland -- Poet (Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923)
Died on Jun 13
- 1142Godfried II: Duke of Brabant / Neth-Lotharingen
- 1371Jan V of Virneburg: Bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove)
- 1550Johann Spangenberg: Composer, dies at 66
- 1550Veronica Gambara: Italian poet, dies at 64
- 1612Charles van Croij: Prince of Chimay, dies at 51
- 1665Auke Stellingwerf: Lieutenant Admiral of Friesland, dies in battle at about 29
- 1665Egbert Meussen Kortenaer: Vice-admiral, dies in battle at about 29
- 1665Jacob van Wassenaer [Foggy Obdam]: Lieutenant Admiral, dies in battle at 55
- 1810J G Seume: Writer, dies at 47
- 1825Johan Peter Melchior: German sculptor, dies at 82
- 1839Martin-Pierre Dalvimare: Composer, dies at 66
- 1865Cleaveland J Campbell: Union Brigadier General, dies at about 29
- 1873Angelo Maurizio Gaspare Mariani: Composer, dies at 51
- 1886Ludwig II: King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40
- 1905Theodoros Delyannis: Premier Greece, murdered
- 1905Tippo-Tip [Hamed ben Mohammed]: Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67
- 1920Essad Pasja: Albanian military man / minister, murdered at peace confer
- 1927Henry CK "Clan" Petty-Fitzmaurice: Gov of India (1888-94), dies at 82
- 1928Damaso Ledesma: Composer, dies at 60
- 1939Volter A Kilpi: Finnish writer (Suljetuilla Porteilla), dies at 64
- 1946Edward Bowes: Radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71
- 1952Max Pulver: Writer
- 1954Nikolai Obouhov: Composer, dies at 62
- 1961Ben Jones: Missouri, United States -- Whirlaway), dies at 79
- 1962Eugene Goossens: British Composer (Perseus), dies at 69
- 1965Martin Buber: German / Israel philosopher / zionist / theologist, dies at 87
- 1972Clyde L Mcphatter: US singer (Drifters-Without Love), dies at 39
- 1973Alvin Derold Etler: Composer, dies at 60
- 1976Don Bolles: US journalist (against Arizona)
- 1977Tom C Clark: Former Supreme Court Justice (1949-67), dies in New York at 77