Monthly Archives: June 2010

June 30 – Events: 350 – Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome. 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons. 1520 … Continue reading →

June 29 – Events: 512 – A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. 1149 – Raymond of Antioch is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din. 1194 – Sverre is crowned King … Continue reading →

June 28 – Events: 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. 1389 – Ottoman and Serbian armies fight the bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe. 1519 – Charles … Continue reading →

June 27 – Events: 1358 – Republic of Dubrovnik founded. 1709 – Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. 1743 – War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Dettingen On the battlefield in Bavaria, … Continue reading →

June 26 – Events: 363 – Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the battlefield. 1284 – According to legend, the Pied Piper lures 130 children … Continue reading →

June 25 – Events: 524 – Battle of Vézeronce, Franks defeat Burgundians. 841 – Battle of Fontenay. 1530 – The Augsburg Confession is presented at the Diet of Augsburg to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors … Continue reading →

June 24 – Events: 972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces. 1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães. Portuguese forces led by Alfonso I defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava. After … Continue reading →

June 23 – Events: 1305 – Flemish-French peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge. 1314 – Start of the Battle of Bannockburn south of Stirling, Edward II of England & Robert I of Scotland met in battle. Scotland won and Edward fled … Continue reading →

June 22 – Events: 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat and capture Macedonian King Perseus, … Continue reading →

June 21 – Events: 524 – Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. 1582 – Incident at Honno-ji in Kyoto, Japan. 1621 – Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in … Continue reading →