Historical Events Jun 29 The Russians, led by Prince Trubetskoy are defeated by the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky in the Battle of Konotop Famous Birthdays Jun 3 David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) Jun 12 Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719) Famous Deaths Jun 3 Morgan Llwyd, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. 1619) 1658 History by Year 1660 What Happened in 1659 The Day They Banned Christmas December 24, 1659