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Peasant army marches into London
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Tutu meets with Botha
Alexander the Great dies
Jost Amman Swiss cartoonist graphic artist and illustrator born in Zrich Switzerland (d. 1591)
Tobias Michael German composer born in Dresden (d. 1657)
Fidel Molitor Swiss composer born in Wil (d. 1685)
Adrien Baillet French scholar and critic born in Neuville Picardy France (d. 1706)
Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh 1st actress in the Netherlands (Onvergelijkelijke Ariana Amsterdam Schouwburg) born in Middelburg Netherlands (d. 1661)
Angelo Antonio Caroli Italian composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1778)
Fanny Burney English novelist (Camille Evelina) born in Kings Lynn Norfolk England (d. 1840)
Christian Ludwig Dieter German composer born in Ludwigsburg Baden-Wrttemberg Germany (d. 1822)
Antonn Vranick Czech violinist and composer born in Nov e Czech Republic (d. 1820)
Jos Bonifcio de Andrada Brazilian statesman born in Santos So Paulo (d. 1838)
Anton Eberl Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1807)
Thomas Young British physician and physicist (light interference) born in Milverton Somerset England (d. 1829)
Antoni Radziwi Polish-Lithuanian politician and musician born in Vilnius Lithuania (d. 1833)
Winfield Scott American army general (Union) and presidential candidate born in Petersburg Virginia (d. 1866)
Jos Antonio Pez President of Venezuela (1830-35) born in Curpa Portuguesa Venezuela (d. 1873)
Thomas Arnold English educator and historian (History of Rome) born in West Cowes Isle of Wight England (d. 1842)
Bernard ter Haar Dutch poet born in Amsterdam (d. 1880)
George Philip St Cooke American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Leesburg Virginia (d. 1895)
Henry the Navigator prince of the Netherlands third son of King William II of the Netherlands born in Soestdijk Palace Netherlands (d. 1879)
Albert 4th duc de Broglie Prime Minister of France (1873-74 1977) born in Paris (d. 1901)
Gustavus Fox U.S. Navy officer (MexicanAmerican War) born in Saugus Massachusetts (d. 1883)
Carl Schmidt Baltic German chemist born in Mitau Russian Empire (d. 1884)
Gustave Paul Cluseret French Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Suresnes France (d. 1900)
Julius Eichberg German composer born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1893)
Benjamin J. Hill American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in McMinnville Tennessee (d. 1880)
Alberto Henschel German-Brazilian photographer and businessman born in Berlin Germany (d. 1882)
Antonio Zamara Austrian harpist and composer born in Milan (d. 1901)
James Clerk Maxwell Scottish physicist (electromagnetic theory speed of light) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1879)
Charles Algernon Parsons British inventor (steam turbine) born in London (d. 1931)
Josef Venantius von Woss Austrian composer born in Kotor Montenegro (d. 1943)
Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon English fashion designer born in London (d. 1935)
Rudolf Kjelln Swedish political scientist and politician who first coined the term geopolitics born in Tors Sweden (d. 1922)
Dwight B. Waldo American educator (first President of Western Michigan University) born in Arcade New York (d. 1939)
Jun 13 1325 Ibn Battuta begins his travels leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years)
Jun 13 1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance (worlds oldest extant) signed in London
Jun 13 1392 Assassination attempt on Pierre de Craon Van Clisson of France fails