Historical Events
William Takes Gelderland
Jun 9 Army of William I of Orange occupies Gelderland
Dutch Rebellion
Jun 24 Five clergymen of Dutch city Enkhuizen are hanged during the Dutch Rebellion against Philip II of Spain
Famous Birthdays
Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
Jun 11 English playwright and poet (Volpone, Alchemist), born in London
Famous Deaths
- Jun 2 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English nobleman who participated in the Ridolfi plot to overthrow Elizabeth I, executed for high treason at 36
- Jun 9 Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarra (1555-72), mother of French King Henry IV, dies at 43
- Jun 24 Adrianus van Gouda, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged
- Jun 24 Cornelis van Diest, Dutch lay brother of Enkhuizen, hanged
- Jun 24 Daniel van Arendonck, Dutch clergyman of Enkhuizen, hanged
- Jun 24 Joannes van Naarden, Dutch priest of Enkhuizen, hanged
- Jun 24 Ludovicus Voets, Dutch priest of Enkhuizen, hanged
