What Happened in June 1552

Historical Events

  • Jun 12 Land guardians of Netherlands attack Verdun
  • Jun 27 Cathedral Church of Charcas established in Charcas, Spanish Empire (later La Plata, now Sucre, Bolivia) [1]

Cardano Arrives in Edinburgh

Jun 29 Italian physician and mathematician Girolamo Cardano arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland to treat John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews for over two thousand gold crowns

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 18 Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet, born in Savona, Italy (d. 1637)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 10 Alexander Barclay, English poet dies (b c. 1476)