Events on Jun 18
- 0860Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople
- 1155Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor
- 11785 Canterbury monks report explosion on moon (only known observation)
- 1178Proposed time of origin of lunar crater Giordano Bruno
- 1316Peace of Fexhe: prince-bishop Adolf II of Mark and Luikse towns
- 1538Treaty of Nice: ends war between Emperor Charles V and King French I
- 1541Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as King of Ireland
- 1574Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland
- 1580States of Utrecht forbid Catholic worship
- 1629Sea battle at Dungeness: Piet Heyn vs. Dunkerk Cape
- 1639Treaty of Berwick: End 1st Bishop war
- 1643Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies
- 1682William Penn found Philadelphia
- 1757Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia
- 1778British Redcoats evacuate Philadelphia
- 1779French fleet occupies St. Vincent
- 1812War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain
- 1822Part of US-Canadian boundary determined
- 1822Slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas arrested in South Carolina
- 1836HMS Beagle / Charles Darwin leave South-Africa
- 1837Spain gets new Constitution
- 1839Dutch Prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia
- 1863After long neglect, Confederates hurriedly fortify Vicksburg
- 1864At Petersburg, Grant ends 4 days of assaults
- 1873Susan B Anthony fined $100 for attempting to vote for President
- 1892Macademia nuts 1st planted in Hawaii
- 1894Premier Roseberry declares Uganda a British protectorate
- 18981st amusement pier opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- 18984th US Golf Open: Fred Herd shoots a 328 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts
- 1900Gen Luigi Pelloux resigns as Premier of Italy
Born on Jun 18
- 1511Bartolommeo Ammanati: Italian sculptor / architect
- 1511Ponte Santa Trinita: Florence, Italy
- 1581Thomas Overbury: Poet
- 1681Feofan Prokopovich: Theologian, Archbishop of Novgorod, Westernizer
- 1716Joseph M Vien: French (court)painter
- 1723Giuseppe Scarlotti: Composer
- 1740Karel van Poucke: Flemish sculptor
- 1744Augustin Holler: Composer
- 1757Ignaz Joseph Pleyel: Composer
- 1758Pieter PJQ Ondaatje: Ceylon / Dutch jurist / patriot
- 1780Michael Henkel: Composer
- 1794George Grote: British historian
- 1799William Lassell: Discoverer (satellites of Uranus and Neptune)
- 1809Sylvanus William Godon: Commander (Union Navy), died in 1879
- 1812Ivan Goncharov: Russia -- Novelist / travel writer (Oblomov)
- 1813Pavel Annenkov: Rus literature historian (Zametsjatelnoje desjatileti)
- 1820Martin Andreas Udbye: Composer
- 1822Henry David Leslie: Composer
- 1824Johannes Heykamp: Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
- 1839William Henry Seward, Jr.: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1920
- 1850Richard Heuberger: Composer
- 1854Edward Wyllis Scripps: Publisher / journalist
- 1857Henry Clay Folger, Jr.: United States -- Businessman / Shakespeare fan
- 1858Hans Schardt: Switzerland -- Geologist
- 1860Hugo Loudon: CEO (Royal Dutch Oil [Shell])
- 1877James Montgomery Flagg: Illustrator ("I want you" Uncle Sam)
- 1881Eduard C "Edo" Fimmen: Dutch labor leader
- 1884Edouard Daladier: Premier France (1933..40)
- 1886George Mallory: England, United Kingdom -- Mountain climber ("because it is there")
- 1887Blanche Yurka: St. Paul, Minnesota -- Actress (Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities)
Died on Jun 18
- 0741Leo III de Isaurier: Byzantine Emperor (717-41)
- 1291Alfonso III: King of Aragon (1285-91)
- 1464Rogier van der Weyden: Flemish painter, dies at 65
- 1580Juliana van Stolberg: Engraver of Nassau
- 1629Piet Heyn: Lieutenant Admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies in battle at 51
- 1669Abraham Crijnssen: Swiss Admiral, conquered Suriname
- 1686Johann Quirsfeld: Composer, dies at 43
- 1726Michel-Richard Delalande: Composer, dies at 68
- 1772Gerard of Swieten: Botanist / Painter of Maria Theresia, dies at 72
- 1799Johann Andre: Composer, dies at 58
- 1817Joannes Siberg: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1801-05)
- 1821Charles Hague: Composer, dies at 52
- 1824Ferdinand III JJ-B: Archduke of Austria / ruler of Toscane, dies at 55
- 1850Antoni Weinert: Composer, dies at 99
- 1853Branko Radicevic: Serbian Poet (1st Serbian Uprising)
- 1859Joseph Hartmann Stuntz: Composer, dies at 65
- 1866Jacobus T Abels: Painter, dies at 62
- 1876August Rockel: Composer, dies at 61
- 1880John Sutter: US colonist (gold discovered on his land), dies at 77
- 1884Juan B Alberdi [Figarillo]: Arg writer (Crime of War), dies at 74
- 1886Joannes A Paredis: Belgian / Netherlands Bishop of Roermond, dies at 90
- 1909Learmont Drysdale: Composer, dies at 42
- 1911Franjo Zaver Kuhac: Composer, dies at 76
- 1916Helmuth J L von Moltke: German chief General of staff, dies at 67
- 1916Max Immelmann: German pilot (WWI), killed
- 1921Herman Baccaert: Flemish philological / writer (Kantkennis), dies at 37
- 1922John C Kapteyn: Astronomer, dies at 71
- 1928Roald E G Amundsen: Norwegian pole explorer
- 1934Francisco Lacerda: Composer, dies at 65
- 1935August Reusner: Composer, dies at 64
Historical events on June 19
- 0987Louis IV, crowned King of France
- 1205Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as Archbishop of Cologne
- 1269King Louis IX of Frances decrees all Jews must wear a badge of shame
- 1286Rabbenu Mir of Rothenbur imprisoned in fortress of Ensisheim
- 1369Duke Philip the Stout marries Margaretha van Male
- 1464French King Louis XI forms postal service
- 1502Emperor Maximilian I and England sign treaty of Antwerp
- 1572Garrison under Adrian van Swieten occupy Oudewater
- 1586English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina
- 1621Battle at Dragetsani: Turkish army beats Greece
- 1631Peace of Cherasco: Charles de Gonzaga-Nevers becomes Duke of Mantua
- 1669Polish parliament selects Litouwer Michael Wisniopwiecki as King
- 1754Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies and Iroquois indians
- 1770General Church of New Jerusalem established
- 1829Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies)
- 1835New Orleans gives US government Jackson Square to be used as a mint
- 18461st baseball game (Cartwright Rules) - NY Nines 23, Knickerbockers 1
- 1850Swedish / Norwegian crown Prince Charles weds Dutch Princess Wilhelmina
- 1861Anaheim Post Office established
- 1861Francis Pierpont is elected provisional Governor of West Virginia
- 1862Slavery outlawed in US territories
- 1864CSS "Alabama" sunk by USS "Kearsarge" off Cherbourg, France
- 1864Skirmish at Pine Knob, Georgia
- 1865Siege of Richmond, Virginia
- 1865Union General Granger declares slaves are free in Texas
- 18671st Belmont: J Gilpatrick aboard Ruthless wins in 3:05
- 1868Maj General E R S Canby removes Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina
- 1875Formal opening of US Marine Hospital at Presidio
- 1881Muhammad Ahmad becomes Mahdi of Sudan
- 1889Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Man with the Twisted Lip"
Born on June 19
- 1566James I Stuart: King of Scotland (James VI) / England (1567 / 1603-25)
- 1595Wladyslaw IV Vasa: King of Poland (1632-48)
- 1608Thomas Fuller: England, United Kingdom -- Literary (History of the Holy War)
- 1613Christian de Placker: Composer
- 1623Blaise Pascal: Mathematician / physicist / religious writer (Pascal)
- 1633Philippus van Limborch: Remonstrants theologist / vicar
- 1708Johann Gottlieb Janitsch: Composer
- 1717Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz: Composer
- 1741Reinier Vinkeles: Dutch engraver / art collector
- 1764John Barrow: England, United Kingdom -- Founded Royal Geographical Society
- 1764Jose Gervasio Artigas: General / father of Uruguay
- 1766Edmund Weber: Composer
- 1782John Bray: Composer
- 1783Thomas Sully: US portrait painter (Queen Victoria)
- 1792Gustav Schwab: Writer
- 1810Ferdinand David: Violist / compser (Hohe Schule des Violinspiels)
- 1811Henry Prince: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
- 1814Johannes H Weissenbruch: Landscape painter
- 1815John William Glover: Composer
- 1834Edgar H G Degas: French painter (ballerina)
- 1842Carl Johann Adam Zeller: Composer
- 1843Charles Edouard Lefebvre: Composer
- 1854Alfredo Catalani: Composer
- 1856Elbert Hubbard: United States -- Editor / publisher / author (Message to Garcia)
- 1858Charles Haddon George Alexander [George Samson]: British actor
- 1858Dirk Fock: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1921-26)
- 1861Douglas Haig: British Field Marshal (Sudan, WWI)
- 1861Jose Protasio Rizal: Philippine optician / author / nationalist
- 1865Alfred Hugenberg: German RC President of the Directorate of Krupp / media magnate
- 1865May Whitty: Liverpool, England -- Actress (Mrs Minerva, Suspicion)
Died on June 19
- 1113Odo / Odardus van Kamerijk: French writer / Bishop of Kamerijk
- 1312Piers Gaveston: Earl of Cornwall, beheaded
- 1341Juliana van Falconieri: Italian Saint / Swedish tenor
- 1542Leo Jud[ae]: Swiss pastor / church Reformer
- 1554Sixt[us] Birck [Xystus Betulius]: German writer (Judith), dies at 53
- 1652Louis de Geer: Netherlands / Swedish industrialist / millionaire, dies at 64
- 1747Alessandro Marcello: Composer, dies at 77
- 1747Nadir: Shah of Persia (1736-47), murdered
- 1759Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier: Composer, dies at 31
- 1762Johann Ernst Eberlin: Composer, dies at 60
- 1787John Brown: Theologist
- 1794Richard H Lee: US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 62
- 1811Samuel Chase: US judge (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 70
- 1820Joseph Banks: English natural Historian (Cook / Australia)
- 1822John Bray: Composer, dies on 40th birthday
- 1837Aleksander A Bestoezjev-Marlinsky: Russian writer, dies in battle
- 1840John Cockerill: English / Belgian industrial / orangist, dies at 50
- 1864George Lincoln Prescott: US Union Brigadier General, dies of injuries
- 1867Maximilian F J: Austrian Archduke / Emperor of Mexico
- 1902John E E Dalberg baron van Acton: English historian, dies at 69
- 1915Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev: Russian Composer (Oresteia), dies at 58
- 1922Johannes C Kapteyn: Dutch astronomer, dies at 71
- 1932Solomon Tshkisho Platje: South African writer
- 1937James M Barrie: Scottish writer (Dear Brutus / Peter Pan)
- 1939Grace Abbott: Social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60
- 1940Maurice Jaubert: Composer, dies at 40
- 1944Han Yong-woon: Zen teacher, dies at 65 in Seoul County, Korea
- 1947Willem H Fly: Typographer / co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84
- 1953Ethel Rosenberg: Executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries
- 1953Julius Rosenberg: NYC, 1st US civilian executed for espionage at 37
Events on Jun 20
- 0451Germans and Romans beat Atiila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields
- 1212French and Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
- 1402Battle of Angora (Ankara) - Tatars defeat Turkish Army
- 1530German Parliament joins to Augsburg together
- 1547Count Philip van Hessen captured
- 1567Don Henrique of Brazil, expel Jews
- 1567Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique
- 1582Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines
- 1591Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente
- 1632Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area
- 1656Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw
- 1675Abenaki, Massachusetts, Mohegan and Wampanoag indians form anti-English front under Metacom
- 1756146 British soldiers imprisoned in India-Black Hole of Calcutta-most die
- 1756India rebels defeat Calcutta on British army
- 1779Battle of Stone Ferry
- 1789Oath of Tennis Court (for a new constitution) in France taken
- 1791King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution
- 1793Eli Whitney patents his cotton gin
- 1819320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
- 1825Coronation of French King Charles X the Bourbon
- 1826Siam / England sign trade / peace treaty
- 1837England issues its 1st stamp, 1P Queen Victoria
- 1837Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901
- 1840Samuel Morse patents his telegraph
- 1855Commissioners appointed to lay out SF streets west of Larkin
- 18631st bank chartered in US (National Bank of Davenport Iowa)
- 1863Skirmish at Greencastle, Pennsylvania
- 1863West Virginia admitted as 35th US state
- 1864Battle of Kinston NC and Battle of Abingdon, Virginia
- 1864Battle of Petersburgs VA - in trenches
Born on Jun 20
- 1566Sigismund III: King of Poland / Sweden
- 1585Lazaro Valvasensi: Composer
- 1634Charles Emanuel II: Duke of Savoy (1638-75)
- 1642George Hickes: English linguistic (Old German Philology)
- 1647Johan Georg III: Elect of Saxon (1680-91)
- 1674Nicholas Rowe: England, United Kingdom -- Poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane)
- 1694Hans A Brorson: Danish poet / Bishop of Ribe
- 1723Adam Ferguson: Scottish sociologist / historian
- 1730Nonnosus Madlseder: Composer
- 1743Anna L Barbauld: Writer of hymns
- 1756Joseph Martin Kraus: Composer
- 1819Jacques Offenbach: Cologne, France -- French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)
- 1823Jesse Lee Reno: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
- 1824John Tyler Morgan: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
- 1858Medardo Rosso: Italian sculptor (portraits)
- 1861Arthur Battelle Whiting: Composer
- 1864Worm Pander: Sculptor
- 1866Ivans [Jacob van Schevichaven]: Dutch lawyer / detective writer
- 1866Lord George ESMH Carnarvon: England, United Kingdom -- Egyptologist (Tutanchamon)
- 1868Helen Miller Shepard: Philanthropist / established Hall of Fame
- 1875Othenio Able: Austria -- Paleontologist
- 1883Giannotto Bastianelli: Composer
- 1883Jules Verstraete [Julien G the Graef]: Actor (Driestuiversopera)
- 1883Leah Baird: Chicago, Illinois -- Actress (Lady Gangster)
- 1887Arnaut Colnot: Painter / graphic artist
- 1887Kurt Schwitters: German / British dada-artist / poet (collages)
- 1892S M Tretjakow: Writer
- 1894George Delacorte: NYC, New York -- Philanthropist / publisher (Dell Books)
- 1894Lloyd A Hall: Illinois, United States -- Pioneer in food chemistry
- 1899Anthon van der Horst: Dutch Organist / composer
Died on Jun 20
- 0840Louis de Vrome: Emperor of French rich
- 1585Christianus Adrichomius: Writer (Theatrum Terrae Sanctae), dies at 52
- 1597Willem Barents: Explorer (discovered Spitsbergen and Bereneil)
- 1649Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher: Author
- 1751Adriaen Valckenier: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1737-41), dies at 56
- 1787Carl Friedrich Abel: German / British viola player / composer, dies at 63
- 1833Philip Knapton: Composer, dies at 44
- 1837Giovanni Furno: Composer, dies at 89
- 1837William IV: King of England
- 1842Michael Umlauf: Composer, dies at 60
- 1846Pieter Adams: Architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67
- 1870Jules de Goncourt: Writer, dies at 39
- 1876Antonio L de Santa Ana: President Mexico, dies at 79
- 1883Olivier Gloux [Gustave Aimard]: French world explorer, dies at 64
- 1888Cesare Dominiceti: Composer, dies at 66
- 1888John H Zuckertort: German chess player, dies at 45
- 1890Theodore Edouard Dufaure de Lajarte: Composer, dies at 63
- 1915Emil Rathenau: German industrialist (AEG)
- 1917James Mason Crafts: US chemist, dies at 78
- 1922Vittorio Monti: Composer, dies at 54
- 1923Joseph Leopold Rockel: Composer, dies at 85
- 1925Wilhelm Posse: Composer, dies at 72
- 1933Clara Zetkin: German feminist / communist
- 1940Jehan Alain: French Organist / composer, dies in battle at 29
- 1941Stephanie H Lapidoth-Swarth: Author (Lonely flowers
- 1945Bruno Frank: Writer, dies at 58
- 1947Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel: Gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal
- 1948George Frederick Boyle: Composer, dies at 61
- 1953Hendrik de Man: Sociologist (Belgian Working people Party), dies at 67
- 1958Kurt Alder: German chemist (Nobel 1950)