Events on Jun 23
- 1295Pope Boniface VIII enters Rome
- 1298Duke Albrecht von Habsburg chosen Roman Catholic German King
- 1305French-Flemish peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge
- 1532Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against Emperor Karel V
- 1585Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
- 1611Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again
- 1658Dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon
- 1661Marriage contract for Charles II of England and Catharina of Portugal
- 1683William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken"
- 1724Russia and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople
- 1757Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal
- 1760Battle of Landshut Silesia: Austria beats Prussia
- 17751st regatta held on Thames, England
- 1776Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to US Congress
- 17841st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren)
- 1794Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev
- 1810John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)
- 1821Dutch troops conquer Palembang
- 1848Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone
- 1848Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris
- 1854Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use
- 1860Congress establishes Government Printing Office
- 1860US Secret Service created
- 1863Tullahoma campaign, Tennessee
- 1865At Ft Towson, General Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable Confederate army
- 1868Christopher Latham Sholes patents "Type-writer"
- 1888Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for President
- 1909Confessional parties win Dutch parliamentary elections
- 1915Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag)
- 191731st US Womens Tennis: Molla Mallory beat Marion Vanderhoef (46 60 62)
Born on Jun 23
- 1160Johannes de Matha: French Saint / founder (Trinitarians)
- 1540Johann Baptista Serranus: Composer
- 1612Justus G Schottel [Schottelius]: German poet
- 1749Konrad Back: Composer
- 1774Matthijs Siegenbeek: Dutch linguist (spelling)
- 1801Daniel Smith Donelson: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
- 1810Franziska"Fanny" Elssler: Austrian ballerina
- 1818Simon Vissering: Dutch economist / Minister of Finances (1879-81)
- 1822Young Marshall Moody: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
- 1824Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke: Composer
- 1837Ernest Guiraud: Composer
- 1838Edwin Henry Stoughton: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
- 1846George Sax: Inventor (saxophone)
- 1848Antoine Joseph Sax: Inventor (saxophone)
- 1852Stephane Raoul Pugno: Composer
- 1855Maude Valerie White: Composer
- 1858William Ernst Johnson: Cambridge, England -- Mathematician
- 1859Florentinus M Wibaut: Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)
- 1875Carl Milles: Uppsala, Sweden -- Fountain sculptor (Wedding of Rivers)
- 1876Irvin S Cobb: Kentucky, United States -- Writer / humorist (Old Judge Priest)
- 1877Blair Fairchild: Composer
- 1877Hermann Stephani: Composer
- 1879William Ewart Berry: 1st viscount Camrose / English nobleman
- 1884Werner Krauss: Germany -- Actor (Cabinet of Dr Caligari, Joyless Street)
- 1887Ernst Rowohlt: German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)
- 1887John Finley Williamson: Canton, Ohio -- Conductor (Westminster Choir)
- 1888Anna Achmatova [AA Gorenko]: Russian conductor (Tsjetki)
- 1888Lee Moran: Chicago, Illinois -- Actor (Circus Clown)
- 1892Able Kiviat: United States -- Runner (1912 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
- 1892Edmund Cobb: Albuquerque, New Mexico -- Western actor (Comanche Territory)
Died on Jun 23
- 0758Ho-tse Shen-hui: Zen teacher / disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74
- 1075Theoduinus: Beiers prince-bishop of Liege
- 1137Adalbert I: Archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137)
- 1139Andries van Kuik: Bishop of Utrecht
- 1444Marcus [Manuel] Eugenicus: Byzantine Bishop of Efeze / theologist
- 1771Jean-Claude Trial: Composer, dies at 38
- 1801Bendix Friedrich Zinck: Composer, dies at 58
- 1817Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth: Composer, dies at 63
- 1833Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall: Composer, dies at 73
- 1866Samuel Sarphati: Amsterdam Physician / social activist, dies at 53
- 1888Emil Naumann: Composer, dies at 60
- 1891Francis Henry Brown: Composer, dies at 73
- 1895Joseph Paul Skelly: Composer, dies at 44
- 1901Charles Kensington Salaman: Composer, dies at 87
- 1916Victor Chapman: US legionaire / WWI pilot, killed
- 1919Amy G C A Bonet-Maury: French reformed theologist
- 1924Cecil [James] Sharp: English folk musician, dies at 64
- 1928Thomas H Rollinson: Composer, dies at 84
- 1945Lieutenant General Ushijima: Japanese commander, commits suicide at Okinawa
- 1951Armin Knab: German Composer (Wunderhorn), dies at 70
- 1958Edvard Armas Jarnefeldt: Composer, dies at 88
- 1959Jean Gallon: Composer, dies at 80
- 1965Mary Boland: Actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
- 1969Stanley Andrews: Actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78
- 1971George Blagoi: Entertainer
- 1971Walter Schulthess: Composer, dies at 76
- 1972Elton Britt: Country singer (Sat Night Jamboree), dies at 54
- 1973Fay Holden: Actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films), dies at 77
- 1975William Hansen: Actor (Homebodies), dies at 64
- 1980John Laurie: Actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83
Historical events on June 24
- 0843Vikings destroy Nantes
- 1128Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa
- 1298Rindfleish Persecutions-Jews of Ifhauben Austria massacred
- 1314Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England
- 1322Jews are expelled from France for 3rd time
- 1340Battle at Lock: English fleet beats France / Genuezen, 10-30,000 killed
- 1340In the Hundred Years War, British fleet destroys French at Sluys
- 1396Crusaders under Earl of Nevers reach Vienna
- 1397Sultan Bajezid I release caught crusaders free, for ransom
- 1441Eton College founded by Henry VI
- 1497John Cabot claims eastern Canada for England (believes he found Asia in Nova Scotia)
- 1509Henry VIII crowned King of England
- 1522Battle at La Bicocca: Emperor Karel V beats France
- 1522Portuguese Antonio de Brita signs treaty island of Ternate Molukkas
- 1527Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions
- 1535Anabaptists Protestants conquered and disbanded
- 1540Henry VIII divorces his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves
- 15725 clergymen of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 1619Tsar Michails father Filaret becomes patriarch of Moscow
- 1648Cossacks slaughter 2,000 Jews and 600 Polish Catholics in Ukraine
- 1658French fleet recaptures Duinkerk
- 1662Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed (Macau Day)
- 1692Kingston Jamaica founded
- 1778David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia
- 17931st Republican constitution in France adopted
- 1795US and Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st US extradition treaty
- 1806English under commodore Popham / col Beresford reach Buenos Aires
- 1813Battle of Beaver Dam-British and Indian forces defeat US forces
- 18171st coffee planted in Hawaii on Kona coast
- 1843Vincenzo Soliva decrees no Jew can live outside of ghetto in Italy
Born on June 24
- 1244Hendrik I [the Child]: 1st Count of Hessen (1256-1308)
- 1322Johanna: Duchess of Brabant / Limburg (Joyful Entry)
- 1499Johannes Brenz: German theologist (Dutch Brentians)
- 1533Robert Dudley: Earl of Leicester / English Commander-in-Chief in Netherlands
- 1542Juan de la Cruz [de Yepes]: Spanish Carmelet / poet / Saint
- 1546Robert Parsons: English Jesuit (A Letter Disclosure)
- 1561Rombout Hogerbeets: Lawyer / pension Minister of Leiden
- 1572Jan Campanus: Composer
- 1590Samuel Ampzing: Poet (Taelbericht der Neth Spellinge)
- 1619Rijcklof Volckertsz van Goens: Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies)
- 1669Francois van Aerssen: Dutch Vice-Admiral (Suriname / Algeria)
- 1746Jean Baptiste Rochefort: Composer
- 1747Johann Melchior Dreyer: Composer
- 1762Johann Paul Wessely: Composer
- 1771E I Du Pont: France -- Chemist / Scientist (Du Pont)
- 1803George James Webb: Composer
- 1804Stephan L Endlicher: Austrian priest / Botanist
- 1808Anna Caroline Oury: Composer
- 1811John Archibald Campbell: Confederate States Assistant Secretary of War, died in 1889
- 1813Henry Ward Beecher: Litchfield, Connecticut -- Clergyman / orator (Independent)
- 1820Henry Rootes Jackson: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1898
- 1822Birkett Davenport Fry: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
- 1832Edward Harland: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1915
- 1838Gustav von Schmoller: German economist (Lectern Socialism)
- 1839Gustavus Franklin Swift: Founded Swift & Co.
- 1840Louis Brassin: Composer
- 1847Gervais Bernard Gaston Salvayre: Composer
- 1848Brooks Adams: US philosopher (Theory of Social Revolutions)
- 1850Horatio Herbert Kitchener: England, United Kingdom -- Original Order of Merit member
- 1852Victor Adler: Austrian Foreign Minister (1918)
Died on June 24
- 1519Lucrezia Borgia: Daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39
- 1572Adrianus van Gouda: Lay brother, hanged
- 1572Cornelis van Diest: Lay brother, hanged
- 1572Joannes van Naarden: Priest, hanged
- 1572Ludovicus Voets: Priest, hanged
- 1629Carolus Scribani: Italian / Flemish Jesuit / writer, dies at 67
- 1643John Hampden: English politician, dies of injuries at about 48
- 1652Andries Bicker: Merchant / Amsterdam regent, dies at 65
- 1673John of Paffenrode: Ruler of Ghussigny / poet, dies in battle
- 1707Kaspar von Stieler: German linguist / poet, dies at 74
- 1712Simon van der Stel: Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72
- 1724Johann Theile: German Composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77
- 1778Peter Burmannus Secundus [P Burman]: Dutch classicist, dies at 64
- 1803Matthew Thornton: Irish / US Physician / signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 88
- 1882Joseph Joachim Raff: German opera Composer (Cavatine), dies at 60
- 1891Ann Sheppard Mounsey: Composer, dies at 80
- 1894M F Sadi Carnot: President of France (1887-94), murdered at about 56
- 1908Grover Cleveland: 22nd and 24th President (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71
- 1913Frank Lynes: Composer, dies at 55
- 1922Walter Rathenau: German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54
- 1933Sissieretta Joyner Jones: "Black Patti", US singer, dies at about 64
- 1936Nandor Zsolt: Composer, dies at 49
- 1944Rio Gebhardt: Composer, dies at 36
- 1952Lodewijk Mortelmans: Composer, dies at 84
- 1962Lucile Watson: Actress (Great Lie, Model Wife, Florian), dies at 83
- 1969Maria Belgado: Entertainer
- 1969Ted Hecht: Actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster)
- 1969Willey Ley: US science writer, dies at 62
- 1971Jack Good: Actor (Father Goose)
- 1973Mary Carr: Actress (Forbidden Trail, 2nd Wife), dies at 99
Events on Jun 25
- 0253St. Lucius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1080Wibbert of Ravenna chosen as anti-pope Clemens III
- 10961st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen Germany
- 1139Battle of Ourique: Afonso I defeats Moors
- 11785 Canterbury monks report something exploding on Moon
- 1183Peace of Konstanz
- 1243Sinibaldo dei Fieschi elected as Pope Innocentius IV
- 1298Rindfleish Persecutions-250 Jews killed in Rothenburg Germany
- 1500Pope Alexander VI accept Treaty of Granada
- 1580Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published
- 1606Alkmaarse clergy asks "Great Dertelheyt"
- 1606St. Jansday is forbidden
- 1607Mentally ill Emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia
- 1630Fork introduced to American dining by Gov Winthrop
- 1638Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in US
- 1658Spanish garrison at Duinkerk surrenders to French and British
- 1667Dr Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs 1st blood transfusion
- 16721st recorded monthly Quaker meeting in US held, Sandwich, Massachusetts
- 1675Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden
- 1716Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands
- 1749General fast because of drought in Massachusetts
- 1788Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify US constitution
- 1794French troops occupy Charleroi
- 1798US passes Alien Act allowing President to deport dangerous aliens
- 18351st building constructed at Yerba Buena (now San Francisco)
- 1861Western Virginia campaign
- 1863US General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive
- 1864Horse tramway at the Hague, opens
- 1864Petersburg Campaign-Federals begin digging tunnels under Reb lines
- 18671st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio
Born on Jun 25
- 1373Johanna II: Queen of Naples (1414-35)
- 1709Francesco Araja: Composer
- 1735Benvenuto Robbio San Rafaele: Composer
- 1796Ferdinando Giorgetti: Composer
- 1813William Hugh Keim: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
- 1823James Dunwody Bulloch: Captain (Confederate Navy), died in 1901
- 1858Georges Courteline [Moineaux]: French playwright
- 1860Gustave Charpentier: French composer (opera Louise)
- 1862Vasily Georgiyevich Wrangell: Composer
- 1864Walther Hermann Nernst: Prussian physicist / chemist (Nobel 1920)
- 1865Robert Henri: US painter, leader of Ashcan school
- 1878Jean Gallon: Composer
- 1886Henry "Hap" Arnold: Commanding General US Army Air Force (WWII)
- 1887George Abbott: Forestville, New York -- Producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game)
- 1889Ethel Glenn Hier: Composer
- 1889Margriet M C Baers: Flemish philosopher
- 1890Marchwitza: Writer
- 1893Charlotte Greenwood: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami)
- 1894Hermann Oberth: Germany -- Founded modern Astronautics (V2 / Redstone)
- 1897Basil Radford: Chester, England -- Actor (Whiskey Galore, Night Train)
- 1897Hans Barth: Composer
- 1900Izak D du Plessis: South African writer / director (3rd World)
- 1900Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma: Royal relative / Earl / Baron / Admiral
- 1901Adolf Brunner: Composer
- 1903Arthur Tracy: Russia -- Street singer (Vincent Lopez Show, Limelight)
- 1904Jan van Axel [Johannes P Kraakman]: Dutch director (Overschotje)
- 1906Roger Livesey: Barry, Wales -- Actor (Drums, Life & Death of Colonel Blimp)
- 1907J Hans D Jensen: Germany -- Physicist (atomic nucleus-Nobel 1963)
- 1909Daniel Fuchs: US writer (Summer in Williamsburg)
- 1911Reed Hadley: Petrolia, Texas -- Actor (Racket Squad, Shock, Grand Canyon)
Died on Jun 25
- 1142Gulielmus of Vercelli: Italian hermit / monastery founder / saint
- 1423Reinald IV: Duke of Gelre and Gulik (Reinoud I)
- 1483Edward V: King of England (April 9 - June 25, 1483), murdered
- 1514Berta Jacobsdr [Suster Bertken]: Dutch hermit, dies at 87
- 1522Franchinus Gaffurius: Composer, dies at 71
- 1710Antonius Matthaeus: Dutch lawyer / historian, dies at 74
- 1767Georg Philipp Telemann: German late-barok composer, dies at 86
- 1785Pierre Talon: Composer, dies at 63
- 1785Pieter Kintsius: VOC-supercarga / chief on Macau, dies at 53
- 1822Ernst T Amadeus Hoffmann: German writer / judge / composer, dies at 46
- 1840Leopold Count of Limburg Stirum: Dutch General / politician, dies at 82
- 1876Boston Custer: Brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn
- 1876George A Custer: US General (Little Bighorn), dies at 36
- 1876John Patton: Trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn
- 1876Lame White Man: Cheyenne, dies at Little Bighorn
- 1876Myles Keogh: US officer, dies at Little Bighorn
- 1876Thomas W Custer: Brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn
- 1884Hans Rott: Composer, dies at 25
- 1896Emile AH Seipgens: Dutch priest / beer brewer / man of letters, dies at 58
- 1898Ferdinand J Cohn: German Botanist / publicist, dies at 70
- 1906Stanford White: Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit
- 1912Louis Antoine: Belgian miner / Sect Leader, dies at about 65
- 1926Symon Petljoera: President Ukraine (pogroms), murdered in Paris
- 1929Georges Courteline [Moineaux]: French playwright
- 1937Colin Clive: Actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39
- 1942Hans Lietzman: German Theologist / church historian, dies at 67
- 1943Spencer Charters: Actor (Big Town Girl, St. Louis Kid), dies at 68
- 1954Eduard M Meijers: Dutch lawyer (Civil Code), dies at 74
- 1956Ernest J King: US fleet Admiral / Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77
- 1959Charles Starkwether: Murderer, executed