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What Happened in June 1708

Historical Events

  • Jun 8 Spanish flagship galleon San José is sunk during a battle just off the coast of Cartagena, Columbia carrying a cargo of gold, silver and emerald valued today in billions [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 19 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, German Baroque composer, born in Schweidnitz, Silesia (now Świdnica, Poland) (d. 1763)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 15 Romeyn de Hooghe, Dutch painter and goldsmith, buried at 62
  • Jun 30 Tekle Haymanot I, Emperor of Ethiopia (1706-08), stabbed to death by courtiers at 24