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June 20, 1551Born on Thursday June 21, 1551
- Jacobus Jan Verheylewegen, Anderlecht († 1619)
- Thomas Tilden, Benenden, Kent, England († 1617)
- Thomas I Tilden, Benenden, Kent, England († 1617)
- Jacobus Joannes Verheylewegen, Anderlecht († 1619)
Died on Thursday June 21, 1551
- Claus von Freytag, Wunstorf, Allemagne
Born on June 21
- 1521 » John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev († 1580)
- 1528 » Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress († 1603)
- 1535 » Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist († 1596)
- 1630 » Samuel Oppenheimer, German Jewish banker and diplomat († 1703)
- 1636 » Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, French noble († 1721)
- 1639 » Increase Mather, American minister and author († 1723)
- 1676 » Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author († 1729)
- 1706 » John Dollond, English optician and astronomer († 1761)
- 1710 » James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician († 1768)
- 1712 » Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral († 1790)
Died on June 21
- 1527 » Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and author (b. 1469)
- 1529 » John Skelton, English poet and educator (b. 1460)
- 1547 » Sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter and educator (b. 1485)
- 1558 » Piero Strozzi, Italian general (b. 1510)
- 1582 » Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)
- 1585 » Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1532)
- 1591 » Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (b. 1568)
- 1596 » Jean Liebault, French agronomist and physician (b. 1535)
- 1621 » Kryštof Harant, Czech soldier and composer (b. 1564)
- 1621 » Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1575)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1551
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- May 12 » National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
- September 8 » The foundation day in Vitória, Brazil.
- September 30 » A coup by the military establishment of Japan's Ōuchi clan forces their lord to commit suicide, and their city is burned.