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* '''10 June''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[[Bridget Bishop]]''' is executed by hanging. ''(1692)'' | * '''10 June''' - Accused [[witch]] '''[[Bridget Bishop]]''' is executed by hanging. ''(1692)'' | ||
* '''10 June''' - Psychic medium '''[[Hélène Smith]]''' dies in Switzerland. ''(1929)'' | * '''10 June''' - Psychic medium '''[[Hélène Smith]]''' dies in Switzerland. ''(1929)'' | ||
* '''11 June''' - Italian poet '''[[Dante Alighieri]]''' fights in the Battle of Campaldino. ''(1289)'' | |||
* '''11 June''' - The U.S. Supreme Court grants practices associated with '''[[Santería]]''' protection under the First Amendment. ''(1993)'' | |||
* '''12 June''' - The [[occult]] horror film '''''[[Rosemary's Baby]]''''' is released in the United States. ''(1968)'' | * '''12 June''' - The [[occult]] horror film '''''[[Rosemary's Baby]]''''' is released in the United States. ''(1968)'' | ||
* '''13 June''' - Author '''[[W.B. Yeats]]''' is born. ''(1865)'' | * '''13 June''' - Author '''[[W.B. Yeats]]''' is born. ''(1865)'' | ||
* '''13 June''' - British [[wicca|Wiccan]] and author '''[[Gerald Gardner]]''' is born. ''(1884)'' | |||
* '''15 June''' - An important '''[[Solar eclipse]]''' is mentioned in an ancient Assyrian text. ''(763 BC)'' | |||
* '''15 June''' - Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for '''[[witchcraft]]''' in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ''(1648)'' | * '''15 June''' - Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for '''[[witchcraft]]''' in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ''(1648)'' | ||
* '''15 June''' - New Orleans [[voodoo]] practitioner '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' dies. ''(1881)'' | * '''15 June''' - New Orleans [[voodoo]] practitioner '''[[Marie Laveau]]''' dies. ''(1881)'' | ||
* '''16 June''' - '''[[Vlad the Impaler]]''' leads a daring night attack against Sultan Mehmed II near Târgoviște. ''(1462)'' | * '''16 June''' - '''[[Vlad the Impaler]]''' leads a daring night attack against Sultan Mehmed II near Târgoviște. ''(1462)'' | ||
* '''17 June''' - '''[[Michael Servetus]]''' is convicted of [[heresy]] and sentenced to [[death by burning]]. ''(1552)'' | * '''17 June''' - '''[[Michael Servetus]]''' is convicted of [[heresy]] and sentenced to [[death by burning]]. ''(1552)'' | ||
* '''17 June''' - [[Occultist]] engineer '''[[Jack Parsons]]''' dies. ''(1952)'' | * '''17 June''' - [[Occultist]] engineer '''[[Jack Parsons]]''' dies in an accidental explosion. ''(1952)'' | ||
* '''21 June''' - '''[[Yoga|International Day of Yoga]]''' as established by the United Nations General Assembly. | |||
* '''22 June''' - The [[Inquisition]] finds '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' guilty of [[heresy]]. ''(1633)'' | * '''22 June''' - The [[Inquisition]] finds '''[[Galileo Galilei]]''' guilty of [[heresy]]. ''(1633)'' | ||
* '''24 June''' - Traditional date of the '''[[Summer solstice]]''' in the northern hemisphere. | |||
* '''25 June''' - [[Occult]] horror film '''''[[The Omen]]''''' opens in the U.S. and Canada. ''(1976)'' | * '''25 June''' - [[Occult]] horror film '''''[[The Omen]]''''' opens in the U.S. and Canada. ''(1976)'' | ||
* '''25 June''' - French occultist and author '''[[Marie Anne Lenormand]]''' dies in Paris. ''(1843)'' | |||
* '''26 June''' - '''[[Richard III]]''' becomes King of England. ''(1483)'' | * '''26 June''' - '''[[Richard III]]''' becomes King of England. ''(1483)'' | ||