Events on Jun 14
- 1565Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism
- 1597At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands
- 1615Jacques Le Maire sail to Zuidland / Terra Australis
- 16231st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Va files against Cicely Jordan, he loses
- 1634Russia and Poland sign Peace treaty of Polianov
- 16421st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts
- 1645Battle at Naseby Leicester: New Model army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax beats royalists
- 1647English New Model-army installed
- 1658Battle at Dunes: English and French fleet beat Spanish
- 1673Battle at Schooneveld: Michiel de Ruyter beats French / English fleet
- 17551e edition of Dr Johnsons "Dictionary"
- 1775US Army founded
- 1777Continental Congress adopts Stars and Stripes replacing Grand Union flag
- 1789Captain William Blighs reaches Timor
- 1800Battle of Marengo (Alessandria): Bonaparte vs. Austria
- 1834Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine
- 1834Isaac Fischer Jr patents sandpaper
- 1834Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont
- 18391st Henley Regatta held
- 18411st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario
- 1846Belgian Liberal Party forms
- 1846California (Bear Flag) Republic proclaimed in Sonoma
- 1846California declares independence from Mexico
- 1847Robert von Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner
- 1863Battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia
- 1864Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay
- 1864US Union warship USS Kearsarge appears at Cherbourg
- 1870All-pro Cincinnati Red Stockings suffer 1st loss in 130 games
- 18761st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics)
- 1876California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise
Born on Jun 14
- 1529Ferdinand: Archduke (Austria) / Mayor (Bohemia)
- 1657Cornelis Cruys [Niels Olsen Creutz]: Norwegian / Dutch Admiral
- 1691Jan Francisci: Composer
- 1760Candido Jose Ruano: Composer
- 1763Johannes Simon Mayr: Composer
- 1769Dominique Della-Maria: Composer
- 1805Robert Anderson: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1871
- 1820John Bartlett: United States -- Editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)
- 1821Jozef Lies: Flemish painter
- 1835Nikolay Rubinstein: Composer
- 1836Thomas Wilberforce Egan: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 1844Edouard Naville: Switzerland -- Egyptologist
- 1854Frederik Rung: Composer
- 1855Robert Marion La Follette: Wisconsin, United States -- Presidential Candidate (Progressive)
- 1856Andrey Markov: Russia -- Mathematician (Markov Chain)
- 1865Auguste Jean Maria Charles Serieyx: Composer
- 1868Karl Landsteiner: Austria -- Immunologist / pathologist (Nobel 1930)
- 1874Edward Bowes: Radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour)
- 1882Ion Antonescu: Fascist Premier / Dictator of Roemenia
- 1882Michael Zadora: Composer
- 1883Lucien Cerfaux: Belgian bible expert
- 1884John McCormack: Irish / US singer (Irish folksongs)
- 1889Victor van Straelen: Flemish biologist / palaeontologist
- 1895Cliff Edwards: Hannibal, Missouri -- Singer (When You Wish Upon a Star)
- 1895Louis Finkelstein: US historian / theologist (Pharizees)
- 1899Kawabata Yasunari: Zen writer (Nobel Literature 1968)
- 1900June Walker: Illinois, United States -- Actress (War Nurse, Unforgiven)
- 1903Arthur William Raynes McDonald: Radar Pioneer / pilot
- 1904Benno Ammann: Composer
- 1906Gil Lamb: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Actor (Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High)
Died on Jun 14
- 1594Orlandus Lassus: Composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61
- 1594Roland de Lassus: Composer
- 1709Gottfried Wegner: Composer, dies at 65
- 1727Cornelis Cruys: Norwegian / Dutch Admiral, dies at 70
- 1744Andre Campra: Composer, dies at 83
- 1750Franz Anton Maichelbeck: Composer, dies at 47
- 1752Charles-Antoine Coypel: French carpet designer, dies at 57
- 1752Daniel Marot: French / Netherlands, Architect / engraver, dies at about 88
- 1789Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Composer, dies at 61
- 1801Benedict Arnold: Revolutionary War General, dies in London
- 1828Charles Augustus: Grand Duke of Saxon-Weimar-Eisenach
- 1828Charles: Duke of Prussia, dies at 70
- 1864Leonidas Polk: General, killed in action in Battle of Pine Mountain
- 1873Friedrich von Raumer: German Historian / parliamentarian, dies at 92
- 1885Agustin Bethencourt: Venezuelan publisher on Curacao, dies at 58
- 1891Nicolo Gabrielli: Composer, dies at 77
- 1907A Adolf Daens: Belgian priest / politician (CVP)
- 1911Johan Severin Svendsen: Composer, dies at 70
- 1927Johanna C P Barbiers: Actress (Voddenraper of Paris), dies at 79
- 1928Emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden: English feminist
- 1933Albert Ross Parsons: Composer, dies at 85
- 1936Gilbert K Chesterton: English writer / Poet (Father Brown)
- 1941Pieter J Kromsigt: Theologist / publicist (John Knox), dies at 74
- 1944Lubor Niederle: Czech archaeologist / slavist, dies at 78
- 1944Robert H Iseley: US pilot / lt-comdr (Saipan), dies in battle
- 1948Ernst Henrik Ellberg: Composer, dies at 79
- 1948John Blackwood McEwen: Composer, dies at 80
- 1951Hendrik Baels: Belgian politician, dies at 73
- 1960Ana Pauker-Rabensohn: Romanian Foreign Minister (1945-52), dies at 67
- 1960Vladimir Nikolayevich Kryukov: Composer, dies at 57
Historical events on June 15
- 1094Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar [El Cid] occupies Valencia on the Moren
- 1215King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England
- 1219King Valdemar brought victory for Denmark
- 1246Battle at Leitha: Hungary-Austrian
- 1389Battle of Kossovo; Turks defeat Serbs, Bosnians
- 1567Battle at Carberry Scot: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwells army
- 1567Genoa Italy expels Jews
- 1590Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther
- 1626King Charles I disbands English parliament
- 1643Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania
- 1741Captain Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America
- 1762Austria uses 1st paper currency
- 1775George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army
- 1779General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx
- 180412th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing President
- 1808Jozef Napoleon becomes King of Spain
- 1834Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews
- 1836Arkansas becomes 25th state
- 1844Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber
- 1851Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up 1st ice-cream factory
- 1857San Francisco Water Works organized
- 18601st White settlement in Idaho (Franklin)
- 1861Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry
- 1862Gen JEB Stuart completes his "ride around McClellan"
- 18632nd battle at Winchester Va, ends in Federal defeat; 1350 casualities
- 1864Battle for Petersburg begins as General Grant assaults Confederate line
- 1864Captain Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia
- 1864Congress passes legislation equalizing pay for Black soldiers
- 1866Prussia attacks Austria
- 1869Celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, New York
Born on June 15
- 1221Frederik II [Strijdbare]: Duke of Austria
- 1330Edward [the black prince]: Prince of Wales (1343-1376)
- 1542Richard Grenville: English parliament leader / Vice-Admiral (Roanoke)
- 1553Ernst: Archduke of Austria / Governor of the Netherlands
- 1623Cornelis de Witt: Dutch Statesman (Chatham)
- 1636Johann David Mayer: Composer
- 1638Samuel Apostool: Dutch vicar / theologist (The Sun)
- 1728Pietro Alessandro Pavona: Composer
- 1734Johann Ernst Altenburg: Composer
- 1749George Joseph Vogler: Composer
- 1763Franz Danzi: Composer
- 1767Rachel Donelson Jackson: Wife of President Andrew (1828-37) died in 1828
- 1821Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba: Composer
- 1833Edward Moody McCook: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
- 1843Edvard Hagerup Grieg: Bergen, Norway -- Composer (Bewitched One)
- 1864Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz: Composer
- 1865L H Perquin: Dutch religious radio speaker
- 1865Paul Gilson: Composer
- 1867K Balmont: Writer
- 1878Eduard R Verkade: Dutch actor / director / critic (Pygmalion)
- 1880Mahlon Hamilton: Virginia, United States -- Actor (Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi)
- 1884Harry Langdon: Council Bluffs, Iowa -- Comic / director (Strong Man)
- 1886Charles Wood: Composer
- 1893Jacob HA van Coeverden: Boer / edelman
- 1894Robert Russell Bennett: Kansas City, United States -- Composer / arranger (Oklahoma!)
- 1898Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong: Organist
- 1898Willem Scheps: Dutch journalist
- 1900Otto Clarence Luening: Milwaukee, Wisconsin -- Composer (Sonority Canon)
- 1900Paul J Mares: United States -- Jazz trumpetist / composer (Farewell blues)
- 1901Peter Shankland: Film maker / writer
Died on June 15
- 0923Robert I: King of France (922-23), dies in battle
- 0948Romanus I Lecapenus: Armenian Emperor of Byzantium (919-44)
- 0991Theophano: German Empress / Wife of Emperor Otto II
- 1246Frederik II "the Strijdbare": Duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25
- 1337Angelus Clarenus / da Cingoli: Italian leader
- 1341Andronicus III Paleologus: Byzantine Emperor (1328-41)
- 1389Lazar I: Serbian prince, dies in battle
- 1389Murad I: Osmaans Sultan, dies in battle
- 1397Count of Eu: French knight, dies in Turkish captivity
- 1467Philip the Good: Duke of Burgundy, dies at 70
- 1557Sebastiaan Van Noyen: Military master builder
- 1580Nicolaas van Nieuwland: Corrupt 1st Bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70
- 1666Pieter de Bitter: Dutch Admiral (Colombo, Goa)
- 1677Giovanni Battista Chinelli: Composer, dies at 67
- 1702Georg E Rumphius: German nature explorer
- 1703Gillis Schey: Dutch Admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58
- 1708Romeyn de Hooghe: Painter / goldsmith, buried at 62
- 1760Antoine Court: French reformed theologist, dies at 69
- 1772Louis-Claude Daquin: French Organist / Composer (La Rose), dies at 77
- 1814Charles Palissot de Montenoy: French writer / politician, dies at 84
- 1828Brizio Petrucci: Composer, dies at 91
- 1831Peter Fuchs: Composer, dies at 78
- 1839Hans Skramstad: Composer, dies at 41
- 1844Thomas Campbell: Poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66
- 1845Francesco Capaccini: Italian Cardinal / diplomat, dies at 60
- 1849James Knox Polk: 11th President (1845-1849), dies at 53 in Nashville, Tennessee
- 1856David Cox: English Painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73
- 1858Ary Scheffer: Painter / etcher / sculptor, dies at 63
- 1865Edmun Ruffin: US secessionist / writer, commits suicide
- 1865Jakob Zeugheer: Composer, dies at 61
Events on Jun 16
- 0632Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era
- 1487Battle at Stoke: Henry VII beats John de la Pole and Lord Lovell
- 1567Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven Castle prison Scotland
- 1624Judge directs US colony Virginia to English crown
- 1673Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg
- 1745English fleet occupies Cap Breton on St. Lawrence River
- 1746Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army
- 1775Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress
- 1779In support of the US, Spain declares war on England
- 1779Vice-adm Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada
- 1784Holland forbids orange clothes
- 17941st stone layed at Dutch biggest grain windmill (De Walvisch)
- 1815Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia
- 1815Battle at Quatre-Bras: allies strike French
- 1822Denmark Vessy leads slave rebellion in South Carolina
- 1823King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp
- 1842Natchex Mississippi, hit by tornado; about 500 die
- 1858Abraham Lincoln says "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
- 1861Battle of Vienna, VA and Secessionville, SC (James Island)
- 1864Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1864Skirmish at Golgotha, Georgia
- 1864Union General Grant begin siege of Petersburg, Virginia
- 1871Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, New York City
- 1880Salvation Army forms in Londo
- 1881Austria-Hungary and Serbia sign military treaty
- 188217" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque, Iowa
- 1884On Coney Island, the 1st roller coaster begins operating
- 1893RW Rueckheim invents Cracker Jack
- 19031st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out victory 1-0 over White Sox
- 1903Ford Motors incorporates
Born on Jun 16
- 1583Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna: Swedish Earl / chancellor / regent
- 1633Nathaniel Schnittelbach: Composer
- 1637Giovanni Paulo Colonna: Composer
- 1752Meingosus Gaelle: Composer
- 1834Wesley Merritt: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
- 1837Eli Long: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1903
- 1843David Popper: Composer
- 1843Jan Malat: Composer
- 1853Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren: Composer
- 1858Eugene Ysaye: Composer
- 1858Gustav V: King of Sweden (1907-50)
- 1861Scato Gocko de Vries: Dutch paleographer / librarian
- 1863Paul Antonin Vidal: Composer
- 1874Arthur Meighen: (C) 9th Prime Minister of Canada (1920-21, 1926)
- 1879Fritz Schulz: German law historian (Classical Novel Law)
- 1879Theo[dorus J] Thijssen: Dutch writer (Kees the boy)
- 1892Lupino Lane: London, England -- Actress (Love Parade)
- 1894Norman Kerry: Rochester, New York -- Actor (Phantom of the Opera)
- 1896Jean Peugeot: Frans auto manufacturer (Peugeot)
- 1896William Fitzgerald Jenkins: Author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants)
- 1900Jan van Tilburg: Governor Suriname (PVDA, 1955-62)
- 1901Arthur Pierson: Oslo, Norway -- Actor / director (Hat Check Girl)
- 1901Conrad Beck: Composer
- 1902Barbara McClintock: United States -- Cytogeneticist (Jumping Genes, Nobel 1983)
- 1902Kornelis Posthumus: Dutch chemist
- 1903Huldreich Georg Fruh: Composer
- 1904Gerard Holt: Dutch architect
- 1907Jack Albertson: Malden, Massachusetts -- Actor (Thin Man, Chico & the Man)
- 1907John Hadfield: Author / publisher (Love on a Branch Line)
- 1909Willi Boskovsky: Austria -- Conductor (new years concert)
Died on Jun 16
- 0956Hugo [the Great]: Duke of France
- 1246Lutgardis / Ludgardis: Flemish mystic / saint, dies at about 64
- 1361John Tauler: German mystic (Gottesfreunde) dies at about 61
- 1492Jan Coppenhole: Flemish rebel leader, beheaded
- 1575Hadrianus Junius [Adriaen the Jonghe]: Medical / historian, dies at 63
- 1620Carlo Saraceni [Carlo Veniziano]: Italian Painter (Judith)
- 1644Johannes a Sancto Thoma [Poinset]: Portuguese theologist, dies at 54
- 1651Marsilio Casentini: Composer, dies at 74
- 1671Stenka Razin: Cossack rebel leader, tortured and executed in Moscow
- 1722John Churchill up Marlborough: English General strategist, dies at 72
- 1752Giulio Alberoni: Spanish / Italian Minister / cardinal, dies at 88
- 1804Johann Adam Hiller: Composer, dies at 75
- 1808Georg Wenzel Ritter: Composer, dies at 60
- 1812Franz Pforr: German Painter / cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23
- 1815Frederik Willem: Duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle
- 1831Joseph Ignaz Schnabel: Composer, dies at 64
- 1837Valentino Fioravanti: Composer, dies at 72
- 1892Victor Tesch: Belgian lawyer / Minister of Justice, dies at 80
- 1901Hermann Grimm: German writer / Poet / historian
- 1910Wendelin Weissheimer: Composer, dies at 72
- 1930Elmer Ambrose Sperry: US inventor (gyroscope compass)
- 1932Frederik W Van Oaths: Psychiatrist / writer (Blades of Grass)
- 1936Leib Malach: Yiddish writer
- 1940Vitezslava Kapralova: Composer, dies at 25
- 1941Lodo of Hamel: 1st Dutch secret affiliate
- 1946Ludwig Winder: Writer
- 1946Miloje Milojevic: Composer, dies at 61
- 1947Jean-Francois Capart: Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86
- 1958Jose Pablo Moncayo Garcia: Composer, dies at 45
- 1959George Reeves: Actor (Superman, Gone with the Wind), shoots self at 45