Historical Events
- Jun 16 British capture strategic Fort Beauséjour, eastern Canada, expelling the Acadians and renaming it Fort Cumberland
James Cook Joins the Navy
Jun 17 Future explorer James Cook joins the Royal Navy as an able-bodied seaman at Wapping, East London [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Jun 1 Frederigo Fiorillo, Italian violist, mandolinist, and composer, baptized in Brunswick (d. 1823)
Nathan Hale (1755-1776)
Jun 6 American Revolutionary War patriot, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country", born in Coventry, Connecticut, North American Colonies
