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What Happened in June 1718

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Historical Events

  • Jun 26 Peter the Great's son, Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia dies from the effects of torture after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 5 Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker, baptized in Otley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1779)
  • Jun 17 George Howard, British field marshal (d. 1796)
  • Jun 27 Wenzel Raimund Pirck, composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1763)
Born in 1718

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 26 Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia and son of Peter the Great, dies in prison from the effects of torture after being sentenced to death by his father at 28

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