Historical Events Jun 19 Albany Congress held by seven British colonies & Iroquois indians Famous Birthdays Jun 4 Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer, born in Pest, Hungary (d. 1832) Jun 16 Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir national hero and poet (d. 1800) Born in 1754 Famous Deaths Jun 2 Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (b. 1680) Jun 7 Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Amalienborg Royal Palace), dies at 53 Jun 22 Nicholas Siret, French baroque composer and organist, dies at 91 Jun 28 Martin Folkes, English antiquarian and mathematician, dies at 63 May 1754 History by Year Jul 1754 What Happened in 1754 William Bligh and the Mutiny on the BountySeptember 9, 1754