Events on 15 June 53
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Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
Year 1219
Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lyndanisse (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.
Year 1246
With the death of Frederick II, Duke of Austria, the Babenberg dynasty ends in Austria.
Year 1312
At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.
Year 1410
In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 3
Birthdays on 15 June 219
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Edward, the Black Prince
b. 1330 – d. 1376
Edward, the Black Prince of England (d. 1376)
Gabriele Sforza
b. 1423 – d. 1457
Gabriele Sforza, Archbishop of Milan (d. 1457)
Lisa del Giocondo
b. 1479 – d. 1542
Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa (b. 1479)
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
b. 1519 – d. 1536
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
Richard Grenville
b. 1542 – d. 1591
Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (b. 1542)
Elizabeth Knollys
b. 1549 – d. 1605
Elizabeth Knollys, English noblewoman (d. 1605)
Archduke Ernest of Austria
b. 1553 – d. 1595
Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
Thomas Randolph (poet)
b. 1605 – d. 1635
Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (d. 1635)
François Blondel
b. 1618 – d. 1686
François Blondel, French architect (d. 1686)
Cornelis de Witt
b. 1623 – d. 1672
Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
Hiob Ludolf
b. 1624 – d. 1704
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (d. 1704)
Bernard Lamy
b. 1640 – d. 1715
Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian (d. 1715)
Deaths on 15 June 86
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Robert I of France
d. 923 (b. 866)
Robert I of France (b. 866)
Romanos I
d. 948
Romanos I Lekapenos, Byzantine Emperor (b. c. 870)
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Murong Yanchao
d. 952
Murong Yanchao, Chinese general
Eadburh of Winchester
d. 960
Eadburh of Winchester, English princess and saint
Theophanu
d. 991 (b. 960)
Theophanu, Byzantine wife of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 960)
Emperor Go-Sanjō
d. 1073 (b. 1034)
Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)
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Magnus V of Norway
d. 1184 (b. 1156)
Magnus Erlingsson, King of Norway (b. 1156)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
d. 1189 (b. 1159)
Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159)
Frederick II, Duke of Austria
d. 1246 (b. 1219)
Frederick II, Duke of Austria (b. 1219)
Andronikos III Palaiologos
d. 1341 (b. 1297)
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1297)
Johannes Tauler
d. 1361
Johannes Tauler, German mystic theologian
John Cavendish
d. 1381 (b. 1346)
John Cavendish, English lawyer and judge (b. 1346)