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What Happened in June 1769

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Historical Events

  • Jun 4 A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history

Daniel Boone Climbs Pilot Knob

Jun 7 American frontiersman Daniel Boone ascends Pilot Knob, setting sight on the fertile hunting grounds of what is now known as the Bluegrass Region of the State of Kentucky [exact date disputed]

Frontiersman and Explorer Daniel Boone
  • Jun 17 Design of Madonnina statue chosen, symbol of the city of Milan that stands atop spire of the Cathedral, designed by sculptor Giuseppe Perego [1]
Events in 1769

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 1 Józef Elsner, Polish composer, musicologist, and teacher of Chopin, born in Grodków, Poland (d. 1854)
  • Jun 14 Dominique Della-Maria, French Italian composer (The Prisoner), born in Marseilles France (d. 1800)
Born in 1769

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 1 Edward Holyoke, American academic and 9th President of Harvard University, dies at 79

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