June 17

Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism.

Pope Martin I was arrested and taken to Constantinople in 653 for opposing the monothelite doctrine.

Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris.

In 1242, after the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were publicly burned in the streets of Paris.

Turku Cathedral is consecrated by Bishop Magnus I in the city of Turku (Swedish: Åbo).

Turku Cathedral was consecrated in 1300 by Bishop Magnus I, establishing it as the principal church of medieval Finland.

The Kalmar Union is formed under the rule of Margaret I of Denmark.

In 1397, Queen Margaret I united Denmark, Norway, and Sweden under a single monarch through the Kalmar Union.

Vlad the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.

In 1462, Vlad the Impaler led a daring night raid at Târgovişte in an attempt to assassinate Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II.

Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.

At the Battle of Deptford Bridge in 1497, King Henry VII’s forces defeated the Cornish rebels led by Michael An Gof near London.

Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.

In 1579, Sir Francis Drake landed on the California coast and claimed the territory of Nova Albion for England.

The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.

In 1596, Dutch navigator Willem Barentsz became the first European to discover the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.

Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.

In 1631, Mumtaz Mahal, beloved wife of Shah Jahan, died in childbirth, inspiring the construction of the Taj Mahal.