Historical Events
- Jun 14 At 4:30 AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya on his third Arctic expedition to return to the Netherlands (dies on the return voyage)
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 9 Pieter Jansz Saenredam, Dutch architectural painter, born in Assendelft, Netherlands (d. 1665)
Famous Deaths
- Jun 2 Diederik Sonoy, Dutch politician, statesman and leader of the Geuzen during the Eighty Years' War, dies at 67
- Jun 9 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish saint, Jesuit poet and missionary to Brazil (founder of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), dies at 63
- Jun 20 Willem Barents [Barentsz], Dutch navigator and arctic explorer (Barents Sea named after him), dies at sea in the Arctic at about 47
