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On This Day: June 14th

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What Happened on June 14 in History

1658

Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes.

1645

English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by fifteen thousand Parliamentarian soldiers.

1618

Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).

1404

Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.

1381

Richard II of England meets leaders of the Peasants' Revolt at Mile End. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.

1287

Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.

1285

Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.

1276

While in exile in Fuzhou, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for Emperor Duanzong.

1216

First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soon conquers over half of the kingdom.

1158

The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.

Born on This Day

Nilakantha Somayaji

Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544)

Born 1444

Giglio Gregorio Giraldi

Italian poet and scholar (died 1552)

Born 1479

Ferdinand II

Archduke of Austria (died 1595)

Born 1529

Johann Abraham Ihle

German astronomer (died 1699)

Born 1627

Jan Francisci

Slovak organist and composer (died 1758)

Born 1691

Thomas Pennant

Welsh ornithologist and historian (died 1798)

Born 1726

Antonio Sacchini

Italian composer and educator (died 1786)

Born 1730

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb

French physicist and engineer (died 1806)

Born 1736

Died on This Day

Ōtomo no Otomaro

Japanese general (born 731)

809

Methodius I

patriarch of Constantinople

847

Guadamir

bishop of Vic (Spain)

957

Aron

Bulgarian nobleman

976

Emperor Qinzong of the Song dynasty (born 1100)

Emperor Qinzong of the Song dynasty (born 1100)

1161
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