1856. Asa Cummings, an American divine, died at sea, aged 65. He was editor of the Christian Mirror at Portland, Me., from 1826 to 1855, and was deeply interested in the cause of missions and education.
JUNE 6.
356. B. C. Birthday of Alexander, the Great, on the sixth day of Lous (Hecatombæon) during the Olympic games, in the first year of the 106th Olympiad, at Pella. This joyful deliverance was notified to Philip at the falling of Potidæa; and two other messengers reached his camp on the same day, announcing that his race horse had gained the prize at the games, and that Parmenio his captain had defeated the Illyrians. It was on the night of this very day that the celebrated temple of Diana was burnt to the ground by Eratostratus, an Ephesian youth who fondly panted for an infamous reputation.
1210. King John, landed in Ireland, and received the homage of twenty native princes.
1439. The act of union between the Greek and Latin churches, took place in the cathedral of Florence, where the contracting parties met, at the instigation of John Palæologus; but was sundered by the act of Russia.
1481. Battista Frescobaldi and others engaged in a conspiracy to assassinate Lorenzo de Medici, executed at Florence.
1487. Battle of Stoke; the earl of Lincoln defeated and slain by the king Henry VII.
1527. Pope Clement VII, surrendered the castle of St. Angelo, and gave up himself a prisoner to the imperialists, under Philbert de Chalons, prince of Orange, who succeeded the duke of Bourbon.
1533. Ludovico Ariosto, the Italian poet, died. His Orlando Furioso procured him the laurel crown at Rome, which was placed upon his brow by the emperor Charles V.
1577. On Corpus Christi's Eve, the usual celebration greatly aggrieved the perth weekly assembly. The play being judged idolatrous.