Events in History Jun 4 Battle at Dunkirk: English vs Dutch fleet Jun 11 -14] Vierdaagse Sea battle (Ruyter-Monk vs Prince Ruprecht) Deaths in History Jun 11 Cornelis Evertsen the Elder, Dutch-Swiss vice-admiral, dies in battle at 55 Jun 15 Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies Jun 26 Richard Fanshawe, diplomat/translator/poet, dies Jun 30 Alexander Brome, English poet 1665 On This Day in History 1667