[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History June 11

[Steve K. Rourke]

Born:
1403 - John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)
1456 - Anne Neville, wife of Richard III of England (d. 1485)
1540 - Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)
1572 - Ben Jonson, English dramatist (d. 1637)
1588 - George Wither, English writer (d. 1667)

Deaths:
323 BC - Alexander the Great , King of Macedon (b. 356 BC)
1183 - Henry the Young King, son of Henry II of England (b. 1155)
1216 - Henry of Flanders, Emperor of the Latin Empire
1488 - King James III of Scotland
1557 - King John III of Portugal (b. 1502)

Other Events:
1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy was sacked and burned, according to the
calculations of Eratosthenes.
1429 - Hundred Years' War: The start of the Battle of Jargeau.
1509 - Marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Katherine of Aragon.
1580 - Juan de Garay founds Buenos Aires.



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