What Happened in June 1722

Historical Events

Hungary Condemns Accession Plans

Jun 30 Hungarian Parliament condemns Emperor Charles VI's Pragmatic Sanctions - to recognise his daughters as his heirs

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 8 Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Ulm, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1794)
  • Jun 30 Jiří Antonín Benda, Czech composer and violinist, born in Benátky nad Jizerou, Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1795)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 5 Johann Kuhnau, Bohemian composer (Biblical Sonatas), kapellmeister, novelist, and lawyer, dies at 62

John Churchill (1650-1722)

Jun 16 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist, dies at 72