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What Happened in June 451 AD

Historical Events

Battle of the Catalaunian Plains

Jun 20 Battle of the Catalaunian Plains: Roman and Visigoths forces defeat Attila the Hun in north east France, halting Hun invasion of Roman Gaul (exact date disputed)

  • Jun 24 10th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 20 Theodoric I, King of the Visigoths (418-451), killed fighting the Huns. at the Battle of Châlons, dies at 60 or 61 [birth date uncertain]