Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift.

What Happened in June 1493

Historical Events

  • Jun 8 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III's left leg is amputated at his court in Linz, the most famous record of surgery in the Middle Ages - he survives until August 19

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 5 Justus Jonas, German Protestant theologian and reformer, born in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany (d. 1555)