births
June 6, 1436
Regiomontanus (Johannes Müller von Königsberg), German mathematician, astronomer, and bishop (died 1476)
Regiomontanus
Johannes Müller von Königsberg, better known as Regiomontanus, was a mathematician, astrologer and astronomer of the German Renaissance, active in Vienna, Buda and Nuremberg. His contributions were instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the decades following his death.
June 6
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.