15 June in history
9 events that happened on 15 June, from 763 BCE to 1991.
✦ Anniversary of the day
763 BCE 2,788 years ago
The Bur-Sagale eclipse is seen in Assyria
A total solar eclipse was recorded in Assyrian eponym lists, most likely in the tenth year of King Ashur-dan III. It is the earliest solar eclipse mentioned in historical sources that has been successfully identified.
923 CE 1,103 years ago
Robert I of West Francia is killed at Soissons
King Robert I fell in battle against the deposed Carolingian Charles the Simple, though his side won the field. His grandson Hugh Capet later founded the Capetian dynasty.
1215 CE 811 years ago
King John agrees to Magna Carta at Runnymede
Facing rebel barons, John accepted a charter limiting royal power and promising justice under law. Though soon annulled, it was reissued and became a lasting symbol of constitutional government.
1219 CE 807 years ago
King Valdemar II of Denmark wins the Battle of Lindanise
The crusading army of King Valdemar II of Denmark defeated the Estonians of Rävala at Lindanise, the site of present-day Tallinn, and Denmark claimed northern Estonia. Legend holds that the Danish flag, the Dannebrog, fell from the sky during the battle.
1312 CE 714 years ago
King Charles I of Hungary defeats the Aba family at Rozgony
King Charles I of Hungary defeated the sons of the late Palatine Amadeus Aba, backed by troops of Matthew Csák, near Rozgony. The victory ended the Aba family's rule over eastern Hungary and strengthened Charles against the great oligarchs.
1991 CE 35 years ago
Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines
The second-largest eruption of the twentieth century sent ash 35 km into the sky. Its aerosols cooled global temperatures by about 0.5°C, and timely evacuations saved thousands of lives.
Born on 15 June 4
Died on 15 June 8
Dates as the sources give them: in the Julian calendar before 1582, and in some countries for longer (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918). Only people whose day of birth or death the records agree on are listed.