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June 25 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 25 in History
524 – The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce.
841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of…
June 24 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 24 in History
1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
217 BC – The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
109 – Roman…
June 23 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 23 in History
229 – Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu.
1266 – War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships.
1280 – The Spanish…
June 22 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
On this day the Summer solstice may occur in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Winter solstice may occur in the Southern Hemisphere.
June 22 in History
217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III…
June 21 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
This day usually marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, which is the day of the year with the most hours of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere and the fewest hours of…
June 20 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Summer solstice sometimes occurs on this date, while the Winter solstice occurs in the Southern Hemisphere.
June 20 in History
451 – Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius' battles Attila the Hun.…
June 19 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 19 in History
325 – The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.
1179 – The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle…
June 18 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 18 in History
618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.
656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
860 – Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 …
June 17 – History, Events, Births, Deaths, Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 17 in History
653 – Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism.
1242 – Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were…
June 16 – History, Events, Births, Deaths Holidays and Observances On This Day
June 16 in History
363 – Emperor Julian marches back up the Tigris and burns his fleet of supply ships. During the withdrawal, Roman forces suffer several attacks from the Persians.
632 – Yazdegerd III ascends the throne as king…