What Happened in June 1623

Historical Events

  • Jun 14 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 15 Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician and naval commander (Raid on the Medway - Chatham Dockyard), born in Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (d. 1672)

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

Jun 19 French mathematician, physicist and Christian philosopher (Pascal's Law, Pascal's Wager), born in Clermont-Ferrand, France