What Happened in June 1715

Historical Events

  • Jun 9 King Philip V, unifies the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon into a single state - the Kingdom of Spain.
  • Jun 15 Ottoman army lands at Acrocorinth, beginning their reconquest of the Morea (Peloponnese)

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 2 Herman-François Delange, Belgian composer, born in Liège (d. 1781)
  • Jun 21 Bendix Friedrich Zinck, Danish organist and composer, born in Schwabstedt, Duchy of Schleswig (now Germany) (d. 1799)
  • Jun 25 Joseph-François Foulon, French politician, born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France (d. 1789)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 25 Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and governor (Battle of Málaga), dies ta 68