Historical Events Jun 20 Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw Famous Birthdays Jun 5 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist, born in Aix-en-Provence, France (d. 1708) Famous Deaths Jun 9 Thomas Tomkins, Welsh-born virginalist composer, dies at 83 or 84 1655 History by Year 1657 Famous People by Star Sign ♈︎Aries ♉︎Taurus ♊︎Gemini ♋︎Cancer ♌︎Leo ♍︎Virgo ♎︎Libra ♏︎Scorpio ♐︎Sagittarius ♑︎Capricorn ♒︎Aquarius ♓︎Pisces