Historical Anniversaries this Week
June 15
Commemorations:World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 16
June 17
Births (450 years ago today): 1571 – Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (d. 1641)
Births (200 years ago today): 1821 – E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (d. 1888)
Births (150 years ago today): 1871 – James Weldon Johnson, American author, journalist, and activist (d. 1938)
Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Paulina Rubio, Mexican pop singer
Deaths (250 years ago today): 1771 – Daskalogiannis, Greek rebel leader (b. 1722)
Deaths (200 years ago today): 1821 – Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1785)
Commemorations:
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
June 18
Births (500 years ago today): 1521 – Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (d. 1577)
Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Kerry Butler, American actress and singer
Deaths (50 years ago today): 1971 – Thomas Gomez, American actor (b. 1905)
June 19
Events (200 years ago today): 1821 – Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Dr?g??ani (in Wallachia).
Events (100 years ago today): 1921 – The village of Knockcroghery, Ireland, was burned by British forces.[3]
Births (250 years ago today): 1771 – Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1859)
Births (150 years ago today): 1871 – Alajos Szokolyi, Hungarian hurdler, jumper, and physician (d. 1932)
Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Louis Jourdan, French-American actor and singer (d. 2015)
Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – José Emilio Amavisca, Spanish footballer
Deaths (100 years ago today): 1921 – Ramón López Velarde, Mexican poet and author (b. 1888)
June 20
Events (100 years ago today): 1921 – Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike.
Births (250 years ago today): 1771 – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright (d. 1820)
Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Byron Farwell, American historian and author (d. 1999)
Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Rodney Rogers, American basketball player and coach
Commemorations:
World Refugee Day
June 21
Events (400 years ago today): 1621 – Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain.
Births (500 years ago today): 1521 – John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev (d. 1580)
Births (100 years ago today): 1921 – Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (d. 1965)
Births (50 years ago today): 1971 – Tyronne Drakeford, American football player
Deaths (850 years ago today): 1171 – Walter de Luci, French-English monk (b. 1103)
Deaths (600 years ago today): 1421 – Jean Le Maingre, French general (b. 1366)
Deaths (400 years ago today): 1621 – Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1575)
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