What Happened in June 1678

Historical Events

Piscopia First Female PhD

Jun 25 Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is awarded a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Padua, 1st woman to receive a university doctoral degree or PhD

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 2 Pieter de Groot, Dutch regent and diplomat (First Stadtholderless Period of the Dutch Republic), dies at 63
  • Jun 17 Giacomo Torelli, Italian stage designer, engineer and architect, dies at 69