Events in History Victory in Battle Jun 14 Emperor Napoleon I's French Grande Armee defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Prussia (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending War of the Fourth Coalition French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Jun 19 Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos Jun 22 British board USS Chesapeake, a provocation leading to War of 1812 Jun 26 Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die Jun 28 British troops land at Ensenada, Argentina Birthdays in History Jun 11 James F. Schenck, American rear admiral (Mexican–American War), born in Franklin, Ohio (d. 1882) Jun 30 Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher and writer (Auch einer), born in Ludwigsburg, Germany (d. 1887) 1806 Pure History by Year 1808 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists