Historical Events Jun 29 The Russians, led by Prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop Famous Birthdays Jun 3 David Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (Astronomiae, physicae & geometricae elementa), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1708) Jun 12 Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) Born in 1659 Famous Deaths Jun 3 Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) May 1659 History by Year Jul 1659 What Happened in 1659 The Day They Banned ChristmasDecember 24, 1659