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What Happened in June 1716

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Historical Events

  • Jun 6 French transport the 1st African slaves to Louisiana
  • Jun 25 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands

Events in 1716

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 18 Joseph-Marie Vien, French court painter, born in Montpellier, France (d. 1809)
  • Jun 23 Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English politician (d. 1789)
Born in 1716

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 2 Ogata Korin, Japanese painter
  • Jun 5 Roger Cotes, English mathematician (Newton-Cates formulas), dies at 33
  • Jun 8 Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690-1716), dies at 58
  • Jun 9 Banda Bahadur, Sikh military commander, executed in Delhi by Mughal forces at 45
  • Jun 28 George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general (b. 1665)


What Happened in 1716

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