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June 12 in history

210 sourced entries recorded on June 12, from 779 CE to 2025 CE. Every line is quoted from the revision it came from.

Events

  • 779In China, De Zong (personal name Li Kuo) succeeds his father Dai Zong, as emperor of the Tang Dynasty.source
  • 910Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis IV (the Child), using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. Count Gausbert, the actual commander of the East Frankish army (because Louis IV is only 16 years old at this time), is killed in the battle.source
  • 1127Qinzong's younger brother, the 20-year-old Gaozong, re-establishes the Song dynasty (as the Southern Song dynasty) in Lin'an (modern-day Hangzhou) and is proclaimed emperor.source
  • 1240The Disputation of Paris begins at the court of King Louis IX ("the Saint"), where four rabbis defend the Talmud against Nicholas Donin's accusations of blasphemy.source
  • 1243A Crusader force under Balian III, lord of Beirut, captures Tyre after a long siege. The barons seize the citadel on July 10, with the help of Alice, queen of Cyprus, whose forces arrive on June 15. This ending the War of the Lombards.source
  • 1254The Dutch city of Alkmaar obtains city rights from William II, anti-king of Germany.source
  • 1261King Henry III of England obtains a papal bull to absolve himself from his oath to maintain the Provisions of Oxford. He hires an army of 300 French knights as a bodyguard and takes up position in the Tower of London. He dismisses the baronial officials (led by Simon de Montfort) who wish the royal power to be modified by the principle of representation. This sets the stage for the Second Barons' War.source
  • 1267Philip I became the new Count of Savoy.source
  • 1302The Baltic Sea town of Wesenberg in Danish Estonia (modern-day Rakvere) receives municipal self-government under the Hanseatic League doctrine of Lübeck law.source
  • 1313Castle Rushen, on the Isle of Man, surrenders to Scotland's King Robert the Bruce after a siege of three weeks.source
  • 1318Russians destroy areas of Finland and burn Kuusisto castle in 1318. They rob Turku on the 12th of June.source
  • 1373John of Gaunt's chevauchée of 1373: King Edward III appoints John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster as his captain-general in the war in France and sends him with a large army across the English Channel to Calais.source
  • 1381Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels from Kent and Essex, led by Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, meet at Blackheath. There the rebels are encouraged by a sermon, by renegade priest John Ball.source
  • 1420July 14 – The Hussites of Jan Zizka defeat the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Germany, the Duchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Vítkov Hill on the outskirts of Prague.source
  • 1446An armistice between Duchy of Austria and the Swiss Confederation comes into force, ending the Old Zurich War.source
  • 1496Jesus College, Cambridge, is founded.source
  • 1523July 19 – Franconian War: The Swabian League destroys 23 robber baron castles.source
  • 1550The city of Helsinki (now in Finland but known as Helsingfors in Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden.source
  • 1550King Gustav Vasa founds Helsingfors, now the Helsinki, the capital of Finland.source
  • 1560June 12 (19th day of 5th month of Eiroku 3) – In Japan, Oda Nobunaga defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto in the Battle of Okehazama.source
  • 1577The French city of Issoire surrenders and 3,000 of its Protestant Huguenots are massacred by the troops of the French Catholic General Francis, Duke of Anjou, on orders by King Henry III of France. The massacre is carried out 20 months after the October 15, 1575 killing of Catholic residents by Matthieu Merle. Most of Issoire's buildings are torn down, and the royal troops leave an inscription on a pillar, Ici fut Issoire ("Here stood Issoire.")source
  • 1616Pocahontas (now Rebecca) arrives in England, with her husband, John Rolfe, their one-year-old son, Thomas Rolfe, her half-sister Matachanna (alias Cleopatra) and brother-in-law Tomocomo, the shaman also known as Uttamatomakkin (having set out in May). Ten Powhatan Indians are brought by Sir Thomas Dale, the colonial governor, at the request of the Virginia Company, as a fund-raising device. Dale, having been recalled under criticism, writes A True Relation of the State of Virginia, Left by Sir Thomas Dale, Knight, in May last, 1616, in a successful effort to redeem his leadership. Neither Pocahontas or Dale see Virginia again.source
  • 1630Massachusetts Bay Colony is founded, with John Winthrop as governor.source
  • 1638trial of John Hampden for non-payment of ship money concludes: a narrow majority of judges find the tax to be legal.source
  • 1641The Treaty of The Hague is signed between representatives of the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of Portugal as a 10-year truce and alliance.source
  • 1641Treaty of The Hague (1641) is signed in The Hague representatives of the States-General of the Netherlands and by the ambassador of the Kingdom of Portugalsource
  • 1665England installs a municipal government in New York City (the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam).source
  • 1665the city of New Amsterdam in the Province of New York is reincorporated as New York, named after James, Duke of York, and the first Mayor appointed.source
  • 1668John Dryden's play An Evening's Love, or The Mock Astrologer premieres at the Theatre Royal in London in a performance by the King's Company players for King Charles and Queen Catherine.source
  • 1672Battle of Tolhuis: French forces under King Louis XIV cross the Rhine into the Netherlands; the city of Utrecht is occupied by the French Army.source
  • 1673James, Duke of York, is forced to resign the office of Lord High Admiral because of the Test Act, making his Catholicism public.source
  • 1674The British East India Company arranges a commercial treaty with the Maratha Empire after Henry Oxenden, the company's deputy governor, meets Emperor Shivaji for his recent coronation.source
  • 1674the British East India Company arranges a commercial treaty with the Maratha Empire after Henry Oxenden, the company's deputy governor, meets Emperor Shivaji at his recent coronation.source
  • 1676The Indian coalition attacks Hadley, Massachusetts, but are repelled by Connecticut troops.source
  • 1683The Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II of England is discovered.source
  • 1683the Rye House Plot to assassinate Charles II is discovered; at least 11 people will be executed for their connections with it.source
  • 1696China's Kangxi Emperor leads troops in the Battle of Jao Modo, about 37 mi from the modern Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator, and defeats 5,000 Mongolian troops of the Dzungar Khanate under the command of Galdan Boshugtu Khan.source
  • 1733At Schloss Salzdahlum, Prince Frederick of Prussia, the 21-year-old heir to the throne reluctantly marries Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern in order to avoid prosecution for desertion from the Prussian Army and to be guaranteed the throne. Despite the unhappy marriage Frederick and Elisabeth later reign as King and Queen Consort of Prussia.source
  • 1775Action by citizens of Machias, Maine, in capturing British ships recognises the existence of a United States Merchant Marine.source
  • 1775The British forces offer a pardon to all colonists who lay down their arms.source
  • 1775American Revolution: British forces offer a pardon to all colonists who would lay down their arms.source
  • 1776American Revolution: The Virginia Declaration of Rights (by George Mason) is adopted by the Virginia Convention of Delegates.source
  • 1781Ohmiya (近江屋), as predecessor for Takeda, a major worldwide pharmaceutical brand, is founded in Doshomachi (道修町), Osaka, Japan.source
  • 1789Phillip leads an expedition to Broken Bay (departed from Sydney on the 6th), and discovers the Hawkesbury River.source
  • 1798French invasion of Malta: French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte capture the island fortress of Malta on the way to Egypt.source
  • 1806The Alexander arrives at Portsmouth with Teina and Maki aboard.source
  • 1808Finnish War: A landing of Swedish troops at Ala-Lemu, near Turku, fails.source
  • 1814The poem "She Walks in Beauty" is written by Lord Byron.source
  • 1817German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form of bicycle, in Mannheim.source
  • 1817German inventor Karl Drais drives his dandy horse ("Draisine" or Laufmaschine), the earliest form of bicycle, in Mannheim.source
  • 1817Tradesman Jeffery Sedwards establishes the Skibbereen Abstinence Society in Ireland, considered the first organisation devoted to teetotalism in Europe.source
  • 1820Delegates in St. Louis in the Missouri Territory approve a proposed state constitution, proclaiming that they "do mutually agree to form and establish a free and independent republic, by the name of 'The State of Missouri'."source
  • 1820Élie Decazes, leader of the opposition in France's Chamber of Deputies, introduces the "Law of the Double Vote", a proposal to add to the existing legislators by creating 172 seats that would be "selected by special electoral colleges" made up of the wealthiest 25% of voters in each of France's departments.source
  • 1830The steam ship PS Frederik den Sjette is launched in Copenhagen. It replaces PS Caledonia on the route between Copenhagen and Kiel.source
  • 18307.5 magnitude earthquake kills more than 7,400 people in the Chinese province of Hebei.source
  • 1838Iowa Territory is created. At the time of its founding, Iowa Territory encompassed parts of modern-day Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, as well as all of Iowa. The river city of Burlington functions as the territorial capital until 1841.source
  • 1840June 12–23 – The World Anti-Slavery Convention is organised by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, at Exeter Hall in London, England. Arguments over the exclusion of women from the convention have important ramifications for the movement for women's suffrage in the United States.source
  • 1842The first Welsh language service in Waukesha County, USA, is held at Bronyberllan, home of Richard "King" Jones.source
  • 1843Parliamentary electionssource
  • 1844In the United States, after nine days of heavy rains, the Missouri River and the Mississippi River overflow their banks as the Great Flood of 1844 begins. The water begins to recede by June 28 and the rivers return to their normal level by mid-July.source
  • 1846Theatre burned at Quebec.source
  • 1848June 2–12 – The Prague Slavic Congress brings together members of the Pan-Slavism movement.source
  • 1852Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces enter Hunan.source
  • 1855the Victorian parliament passed the Chinese Restriction Act in an effort to restrict Chinese immigration. These restrictions, including a £10 poll tax on Chinese and a limit to Chinese passengers per tonnage of shipping.source
  • 1857U.S. mercenary William Walker is overthrown as ruler of Nicaragua by Honduran general Florencio Xatruch.source
  • 1860(May 31 O.S.) – The State Bank of the Russian Empire is established.source
  • 1862John Winter Robinson, the Secretary of State of Kansas, is convicted and removed from office as the result of a bond scandal, becoming the first state executive official to be impeached and removed from office in American history.source
  • 1863The Arts Club is founded by Charles Dickens, Frederic Leighton and others in Hanover Square, London.source
  • 1866Partial legislative elections of 1866source
  • 1881The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.source
  • 1883The first Australasian headquarters of the Salvation Army opened in Melbourne.source
  • 1886King Ludwig II of Bavaria is detained as part of a deposition, drowning the following day under mysterious circumstances. Because his brother Otto lacks mental capacity, their uncle Luitpold (until 1912) serves as regent. Six weeks later, Ludwig's unfinished Neuschwanstein Castle is opened to the public.source
  • 1886William Spence chairs a meeting of shearers in Ballarat, Victoria at which the Australian Shearers Union is formed, an ancestor of the Australian Workers' Union.source
  • 1889The Armagh rail disaster: runaway carriages from a Sunday school excursion collide with an oncoming train near Armagh in the north of Ireland, killing 80, leading to rapid passage of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 on railway signalling and brakes in the United Kingdom.source
  • 1889Armagh rail disaster: runaway carriages from a Sunday school excursion collide with an oncoming train near Armagh in the north of Ireland, killing 80, leading to rapid passage of the Regulation of Railways Act 1889 on railway signalling and brakes in the UK.source
  • 1896J. T. Hearne sets a record for the earliest date of taking 100 wickets in cricket, in England (it is equalled by Charlie Parker in 1931).source
  • 1897opening of Els Quatre Gats in Barcelonasource
  • 18971897 Assam earthquake: An earthquake of magnitude of 8.0 rocks Assam, India, killing over 1,500 people.source
  • 1897The 8.0 Mw Assam earthquake shook northeastern India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 1,542.source
  • 1898Philippine Declaration of Independence: After 333 years of Spanish dominance, General Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines' independence from Spain.source
  • 1898Philippine Declaration of Independence is held at the ancestral home of Emilio Aguinaldo, proclaiming the sovereignty of the Philippines.source
  • 1899The New Richmond tornado completely destroys the town of New Richmond, Wisconsin, killing 117 and injuring more than 200.source
  • 1899New Richmond Tornado: A tornado completely destroys the town of New Richmond, Wisconsin, killing 117 people and injuring more than 200.source
  • 1901Cuba becomes a United States protectorate.source
  • 1904the “Eastern Times“ was published in Shanghai, and was published by Japanese journalist Kotarō Munakata. The actual founder was Di Chuqing (狄楚青). At the beginning of the publication, Kang Youwei's student Luo Xiaogao served as the chief editor, and the newspaper became an important mouthpiece of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao.source
  • 1914June 12–18 – Greek genocide: Ottoman Greeks in Phocaea are massacred by Turkish irregular troops.source
  • 1916Whit Monday bank holiday abandoned (rescheduled to 8 August but subsequently abandoned altogether).source
  • 1921Sunday postal collection and delivery is suspended.source
  • 1924June 7–16 – Rudolf Steiner delivers his Agriculture Course at Koberwitz beginning of the organic agriculture movement.source
  • 1926A travelling exhibition departed from Istanbul on SS Karadeniz,source
  • 1926Lithuanian Radio launches its service from Kauno radiofonas.source
  • 1927Campeonato de Portugal Finalsource
  • 1931The Christian Marxist Hewlett Johnson is installed as Dean of Canterbury, being transferred from Manchester.source
  • 1933The London Economic Conference is held.source
  • 1935The Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia ends.source
  • 1935ceasefire with Paraguay ending the Chaco Warsource
  • 1941Timoshenko ordered the military councils of boundary districts to start the advancing of troops from rear closer to the state frontiersource
  • 1942June 12–15 – WWII: Operation Harpoon – An Allied convoy under Admiral Alban Curteis leaves from Gibraltar with 6 merchant ships escorted by the British battleship HMS Malaya, aircraft carriers HMS Argus and HMS Eagle, 4 cruisers and 17 destroyers to Malta. Two of the six merchant ships completes the journey, at the cost of several Allied warships.source
  • 1947June 11–15 – The first Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is held in Wales.source
  • 1951eruption of Pico do Fogosource
  • 1952A law is reforming the organisation of the Luxembourg Army is passed.source
  • 1955The 1955 Vuelta a Colombia ends, Ramón Hoyos comes in first place overall.source
  • 1961A patent for the body electrode invented by Richard M. Berman and Bernard Schwartz is applied for.source
  • 1962Alcatraz escape attempt: Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin escape from the Alcatraz Island prison in the United States; it is never confirmed that they make it ashore.source
  • 1964Nelson Mandela and 7 others are sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa, and sent to the Robben Island prison.source
  • 1967The Malaysian ringgit (Malaysian dollar) was officially introduced, replacing the Malaya and British Borneo dollar.source
  • 1967The first currency notes, known as the Orchid series were issued, as well as the Marine Series.source
  • 1967Venera program: Venera 4 is launched by the Soviet Union (the first space probe to analyze another planet's atmosphere and successfully return data).source
  • 1967Loving v. Virginia: The United States Supreme Court declares all U.S. state laws prohibiting interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.source
  • 1970Philippine fishing boat "Baby Princess" capsized in a violent storm 300 miles southwest of Manila, 22 persons were rescued, 22 others were devoured by sharks.source
  • 1972Popeyes was formed in Arabi, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, in St. Bernard Parish.source
  • 1972June 5–16 – The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment is held in Stockholm, Swedensource
  • 1976Alberto Demicheli, a jurist, is inaugurated as a civilian de facto President of Uruguay after Juan María Bordaberry is deposed by the military.source
  • 1979Bryan Allen flies the man-powered Gossamer Albatross across the English Channel.source
  • 1979June 9–23 – The 1979 Cricket World Cup is held in England with West Indies defeating England in the final.source
  • 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film of the Indiana Jones franchise is released in theaters in the United States.source
  • 1981Abdus Sattar handed the key of historical 32 Dhanmondi House to Sheikh Hasinasource
  • 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark, directed by Steven Spielberg is released as the first film of the Indiana Jones film series.source
  • 1982The Nuclear Disarmament Rally, an event against nuclear weapon proliferation, draws 750,000 to New York City's Central Park. Performers include Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Linda Ronstadt. An international convocation at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine features prominent peace activists from around the world and afterward participants march on Fifth Avenue to Central Park for the rally.source
  • 1982A rally against nuclear weapons draws 750,000 to New York City's Central Park. Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen and Linda Ronstadt attend. An international convocation at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine features prominent peace activists from around the world and afterward participants march on Fifth Avenue to Central Park for the rally.source
  • 1985The first Pak'nSave opens in Kaitaia.source
  • 1985The Central Bank issues the New Design Series, starting with a new 5-peso banknote with the face of Emilio Aguinaldo.source
  • 1986South Africa declares a nationwide state of emergency.source
  • 1987During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.source
  • 1987"Tear down this wall!" speech by Ronald Reagan in Berlinsource
  • 1987President José Sarney announces the launch of the Bresser Plan, which freezes rents and wages.source
  • 1988The opening of National Cheng Kung University Hospital in North District, Tainan City.source
  • 1988June 10–14 – Spontaneous 100,000 strong mass night-singing demonstrations in Estonian SSR eventually give name to the Singing Revolution.source
  • 1991Sri Lankan civil war: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 152 civilians in Kokkadichcholai.source
  • 1992June 3–14 – The Earth Summit is held in Rio de Janeiro.source
  • 1998The 1995 Stock is used on the Northern line in London.source
  • 1999Kosovo War: Operation Joint Guardian/Operation Agricola begins: NATO-led United Nations peacekeeping forces KFOR enter Kosovo, Yugoslavia.source
  • 2001The founding of Himax.source
  • 2002The ImClone stock trading case begins when ImClone Systems CEO Samuel D. Waksal is arrested for insider trading.source
  • 2003The opening of a thousand-year-old coffin is broadcast live on Chinese television.source
  • 2003Homo sapiens idaltu is proposed as a new human subspecies based on the Herto Man fossils.source
  • 2004Tropical Storm Chanthu made landfall in Central Vietnam.source
  • 2007June 10–15 – Fatah-Hamas conflict: The Battle of Gaza is fought between Fatah and Hamas, and ends with Hamas gaining control of the Gaza Strip.source
  • 2008June 10 – 13 – The Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict occurred between the forces of the country and Djibouti.source
  • 2009Analog television ends in the United States as part of the digital television transition.source
  • 2010Parliamentary electionsource
  • 2010June 10–14 – Ethnic riots in Kyrgyzstan between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks result in the deaths of hundreds.source
  • 2011The Nabro stratovolcano in the Southern Red Sea Region begins to erupts.source
  • 2014In the Camp Speicher massacre in Iraq, ISIL kills 1,566 Shia Iraqi Air Force cadets. It is the second deadliest terrorist attack in history and the deadliest attack conducted by ISIL.source
  • 2014The 2014 FIFA World Cup started with hosts Brazil defeating Croatia 3–1.source
  • 2015June 12–28 – The inaugural European Games are held in Baku, Azerbaijan.source
  • 2016A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State opens fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others.source
  • 2018Greece and the Republic of Macedonia reach a deal to end a 27-year naming dispute between both countries, which would result in Macedonia being officially renamed the Republic of North Macedonia.source
  • 2018The 2018 North Korea–United States summit is held in Singapore. It is the first summit between a sitting United States President and a North Korean leader.source
  • 201912 June 2019 Hong Kong protest: The Hong Kong government and police controversially declare that the protest has "turned into a riot".source
  • 2019The Supreme Court of Ecuador rules in favor of same-sex marriage, making it legal throughout the country.source
  • 2021June 11–June 13 – World leaders meet at the 47th G7 summit, hosted by the United Kingdom, with topics of discussion including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and the corporate taxation of multinationals.source
  • 2023Eritrea rejoins the Intergovernmental Authority on Development trade bloc almost 16 years after suspending its membership in 2007.source
  • 2025Air India Flight 171, a London-bound Boeing 787, crashes into a building after take-off from Ahmedabad, India, killing 229 passengers, 12 crew on board, and 19 people on the ground. One passenger survives the crash. It is the first fatal crash and hull loss involving a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.source

Births

  • 950Reizei, Japanese emperor (died 1011)source
  • 1107Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1187)source
  • 1519Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1574)source
  • 1564John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (died 1633)source
  • 1587Gustav of Sweden, child of Charles IX (died in infancy)source
  • 1760Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French novelist, playwright, journalist, politician and diplomat (died 1797)source
  • 1775Johann Baptist Malfatti von Monteregio, Italian-Austrian physician (died 1859)source
  • 1802Harriet Martineau, British social theorist, writer (died 1876)source
  • 1806John Augustus Roebling, German-American engineer (died 1869)source
  • 1843David Gill, Scottish astronomer (died 1914)source
  • 1850Roberto Ivens, explorer of Africa, geographer, colonial administrator, and naval officer (died 1898).source
  • 1851Sir Oliver Lodge, British physicist (died 1940)source
  • 1897Anthony Eden, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1977)source
  • 1916Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-born American politician (Democratic Party), governor of Arizona, diplomat, and judge (died April 10, 2015).source
  • 1924George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States (died 2018)source
  • 1929Anne Frank, German-born diarist, Holocaust victim (died 1945)source
  • 1985Visay Phaphouvanin, professional footballersource

Deaths

  • 796Hisham I, Muslim emir (born 757)source
  • 816Pope Leo III dies after a 20-year reign, and is succeeded by Pope Stephen IV as the 97th pope of Rome.source
  • 816Leo III, pope of the Catholic Church (born 750)source
  • 918Æthelflæd, lady of Mercia (born c.870)source
  • 918Æthelflæd dies at Tamworth while campaigning against the Vikings. She is buried with her husband Æthelred in St. Oswald's Priory at Gloucester. Æthelflæd is succeeded by her only daughter Ælfwynn.source
  • 1020Lyfing, archbishop of Canterburysource
  • 1036Tedald (or Theobald), Italian bishopsource
  • 1070Guido of Acqui (or Wido), Italian bishopsource
  • 1124Hasan-i Sabbah, founder of the Nizari Ismaili state (born c. 1250)source
  • 1144Al-Zamakhshari, Persian philosopher (born 1075)source
  • 1152Henry of Scotland, heir apparent to the throne of Scotlandsource
  • 1253Boniface II ("the Giant"), king of Thessalonica (born 1201)source
  • 1294John I of Brienne, Count of Eusource
  • 1418Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, is assassinated by the Burgundian followers of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy, and a massacre of suspected Armagnacs begins, with more than 1,000 and perhaps as many as 5,000 civilians killed.source
  • 1418Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (born 1360)source
  • 1418Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Constable of France (born 1360)source
  • 1420Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (born 1362)source
  • 1428Zawisza Czarny, Polish knight and diplomatsource
  • 1435John FitzAlan, 14th Earl of Arundel, English military leader (born 1408)source
  • 1478Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (born 1412)source
  • 1524Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador (born 1465)source
  • 1545Francis I, Duke of Lorraine (b.1517).source
  • 1567Richard Rich, Lord Chancellor of England (born 1496)source
  • 1574Renée of France, French princess (born 1510)source
  • 1641In India, in the modern-day Rajasthan state, the Mughal Grand Vizier Abu'l-Hasan Asaf Khan is killed in a battle in Bundi against the armies of Nurpur, commanded by the Raja Jagat Singh. The elaborate Tomb of Asif Khan is constructed at Lahore (modern Pakistan) on orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir.source
  • 165012 June (burial) – Antoon Sallaert (born 1594), artistsource
  • 1670Hasanuddin of Gowa, 16th Ruler of the Sultanate of Gowa (born 1631)source
  • 1729John Williams, American clergy (born 1664)source
  • 1734James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, illegitimate son of James II of England and French military commander (born 1670)source
  • 1778Philip Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (born 1716)source
  • 1878William Cullen Bryant, American poet, journalist and editor (born 1794)source
  • 1878George V of Hanover, deposed German king (born 1819)source
  • 1918Grand Duke Michael of Russia is murdered, thereby becoming the first of the Romanovs to be killed by the Bolsheviks.source
  • 1952Michael von Faulhaber, German Cardinal Archbishop of Munich (born 1869)source
  • 1963Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers is assassinated by white supremacist Byron De La Beckwithsource
  • 1972Saul Alinsky, American political activist (born 1909)source
  • 2003Gregory Peck, 87, American actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, Roman Holiday, The Boys from Brazil), bronchopneumonia.source
  • 2014Yoo Byung-eun, 73, Japanese-born South Korean religious leader and businessman. (body found on this date)source
  • 2023Silvio Berlusconi, 86, Italian politician, three-time prime minister, MP (1994–2013, since 2022) and twice MEP, leukemia.source