Historical Events In June - 04

1756  On this day in history quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania  

1760  Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians on June - 04.  

1763  On June - 04 mackinaw Michigan, Chippewas captured Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.  

1769  On June - 04 a transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history.  

1770  On June - 04 james Hewitt, composer  

1783  Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon (unmanned) on this day in history.  

1783  On June - 04 montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned)  

1784  Mme Thible becomes first woman to fly (in a balloon) on this day in history.  

1784  On this day in history mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon)  

1789  US constitution goes into effect on June - 04.  

1792  Capt George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain on June - 04.  

1792  On this day in history john Burgoyne, soldier/playwright, dies  

1793  On this day in history jan Ekels de Young, Dutch painter, dies at 34  

1794  On June - 04 congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers  

1798  On June - 04 giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73  

1800  On June - 04 white House completed & President & Mrs John Adams move in  

1801  On this day in history james Pennethorne, architect  

1802  On June - 04 grieving over the death of his wife, Marie Clotilde of France, King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel.  

1803  On June - 04 gabriel James Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881  

1805  Tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute on June - 04.  

1809  On this day in history nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65  

1811  The birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"  

1812  The Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory on this day in history.  

1815  Paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on June - 04.  

1816  Phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union) on June - 04.  

1818  John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1825  On June - 04 unseasonable hurricane hits NYC  

1825  Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies on this day in history.  

1826  On June - 04 karl Maria FE von Weber, German composer (Oberon), dies at 39  

1828  On this day in history alexander William Campbell, Brig general (Confederate Army)  

1831  On June - 04 national Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium  

1832  3rd national black convention meets (Phila) on June - 04.  

1833  Garnet Joseph, 1st viscount Wolseley soldier on this day in history.  

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1394  On this day in history birth of philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430)  

1489  On June - 04 birth of antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)  

1604  Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

1665  On this day in history birth of zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733)  

1694  Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.  

1697  On June - 04 birth of jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi  

1700  Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor was born on June - 04.  

1704  Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born on June - 04.  

1039  On this day in history conrad II the Salian, King/Emperor of Germany (1024/27-39), dies at 49  

1135  Death of Emperor Huizong of China (b. 1082) on this day in history.  

1206  Death of Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France on this day in history.  

1257  Death of Duke Przemysl I of Poland on June - 04.  

1267  On June - 04 hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies  

1316  On June - 04 louis X, King of France (1314-16), dies at 26  

1394  Death of Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England (b. c 1369) on June - 04.  

1463  On June - 04 flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65