Historical Events Jun 3 Moscow houses and churches destroyed by fire Jun 5 Prince William of Orange becomes Knight of Garter Jun 6 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed Jun 9 French army surrenders to the British in Trichinopoly, India Historic Event Jun 10 Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite-flying experiment United States Founding Father Benjamin Franklin Famous Birthdays Jun 13 Fanny Burney, English novelist (Camille, Evelina), born in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England (d. 1840) Jun 16 Meingosus Gaelle, German theologian and church composer, born in Buch (d. 1816) Famous Deaths Jun 14 Charles-Antoine Coypel, French carpet designer, dies at 57 Jun 14 Daniel Marot, French/Neth, architect/engraver, dies at about 88 Jun 16 Giulio Alberoni, Spanish-Italian minister and cardinal, dies at 88 Jun 16 Joseph Butler, English philosopher, dies at 60 1751 History by Year 1753 Famous People by Star Sign ♈︎Aries ♉︎Taurus ♊︎Gemini ♋︎Cancer ♌︎Leo ♍︎Virgo ♎︎Libra ♏︎Scorpio ♐︎Sagittarius ♑︎Capricorn ♒︎Aquarius ♓︎Pisces