Birthdays in History Jun 5 Cláudio Manuel da Costa, Brazilian poet, born in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Portuguese Colony of Brazil (d. 1789) Deaths in History Jun 1 Matthaeus de Cock, governor general of Dutch Indies (1725-29), dies at about 65 1728 Pure History by Year 1730 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists