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What Happened In June 1692 In History

Historical Events for June, 1692

  • 2nd » Bridget Bishop is the first person to go to trial in the Salem witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Found guilty, she is hanged on June 10.
  • 7th » Port Royal, Jamaica, was hit by a 1692 Jamaica earthquake e.g catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people were killed and 3,000 were seriously injured.
  • 10th » Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".

Famous Deaths for June 1692

  • 10th » Bridget Bishop, English-American woman executed for witchcraft (b. 1632)

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