What Happened on June 15?
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EVENTS ON JUNE 15
Ottoman Interregnum
Year:
1410
Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.
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Battle of Rozgony
Year:
1312
At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.
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Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols
Year:
1410
In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
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Pope Leo X
Year:
1520
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
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New Hampshire
Year:
1804
New Hampshire approves the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratifying the document.
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Jamestown, Virginia
Year:
1607
Virginia Colonists finished building James's Fort, to defend against Spanish and Indian attacks.
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Tiepolo conspiracy
Year:
1310
The Tiepolo conspiracy, seeking to seize power in the Republic of Venice, is thwarted after bloody street clashes in Venice. The suppression of the revolt will lead to the creation of the Council of Ten.
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Frederick II, Duke of Austria
Year:
1246
With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
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Louis II of Italy
Year:
844
Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II.
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Assyria
Year:
-763
Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history.
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BIRTHS ON JUNE 15
Ezer Weizman
Year of birth:
1924
Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (died 2005)
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Hédi Fried
Year of birth:
1924
Hédi Fried, Swedish author and psychologist (died 2022)
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Erland Josephson
Year of birth:
1923
Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director (died 2012)
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Ninian Stephen
Year of birth:
1923
Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (died 2017)
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Jaki Byard
Year of birth:
1922
Jaki Byard, American pianist and composer (died 1999)
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Richard Baker (broadcaster)
Year of birth:
1925
Richard Baker, English journalist and author (died 2018)
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Alfred Duraiappah
Year of birth:
1926
Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (died 1975)
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Bernie Faloney
Year of birth:
1932
Bernie Faloney, American-Canadian football player and sportscaster (died 1999)
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Marcel Pronovost
Year of birth:
1930
Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
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Ross Andru
Year of birth:
1927
Ross Andru, American illustrator (died 1993)
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DEATHS ON JUNE 15
Franjo Krežma
Year of death:
1881
Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (born 1862)
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Frederick III, German Emperor
Year of death:
1888
Frederick III, German Emperor (born 1831)
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Mihai Eminescu
Year of death:
1889
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (born 1850)
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Unryū Kyūkichi
Year of death:
1890
Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (born 1822)
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Ary Scheffer
Year of death:
1858
Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (born 1795)
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James K. Polk
Year of death:
1849
James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (born 1795)
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James Short (mathematician)
Year of death:
1768
James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (born 1710)
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Louis-Claude Daquin
Year of death:
1772
Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (born 1694)
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Thomas Campbell (poet)
Year of death:
1844
Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet and academic (born 1777)
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Kristian Birkeland
Year of death:
1917
Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (born 1867)
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HOLIDAYS ON JUNE 15
Landelin
Christian feast day: Landelin (of Crespin or of Lobbes)
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Arbor Day
Arbor Day (Costa Rica)
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Saint Trillo
Christian feast day: Trillo
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Saint Vitus
Christian feast day: Vitus (Guy), Modestus and Crescentia
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Global Wind Day
Global Wind Day (international)
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June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: June 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Evelyn Underhill
Christian feast day: Evelyn Underhill (Church of England and The Episcopal Church)
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Germaine Cousin
Christian feast day: Germaine Cousin
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Eadburh of Winchester
Christian feast day: Edburga of Winchester
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Augustine of Hippo
Christian feast day: Augustine of Hippo (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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