Historical Events Jun 25 Alkmaarse clergy asks "Great Dertelheyt" Jun 25 St Jansday is forbidden Famous Birthdays Jun 6 Pierre Corneille, French poet and dramatist (El Cid, Horace), born in Rouen, France (d. 1684) Jun 16 Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (d. 1675) Jun 19 James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman, born in Hamilton Palace, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1649) 1605 History by Year 1607