Historical Events In June - 23

1775  First regatta held on Thames, England on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history 1st regatta held on Thames, England   

1776  Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to US Congress on this day in history.   

1780  On June - 23 american Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township.   

1784  On June - 23 first US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren)   

1784  1st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on this day in history.   

1794  On June - 23 empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev   

1801  On June - 23 daniel Smith Donelson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1801  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58 on June - 23.   

1810  On June - 23 john Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)   

1810  On this day in history franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina   

1817  On June - 23 otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63   

1818  Simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81) on this day in history.   

1821  Dutch troops conquer Palembang on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history young Marshall Moody, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1824  On June - 23 carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer   

1833  On this day in history nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73   

1837  On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer   

1838  On this day in history edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

1846  On June - 23 george Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1848  Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris on this day in history.   

1848  On June - 23 antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone   

1848  On this day in history antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1852  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer on June - 23.   

1854  On this day in history antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use   

1855  Maude Valerie White, composer on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history william Ernst Johnson, Cambridge England, mathematician   

1859  On this day in history florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

1860  On this day in history congress establishes the Government Printing Office   

1860  On this day in history uS Secret Service created   

1860  On June - 23 congress establishes Government Printing Office   

1863  On June - 23 tullahoma campaign, TN   

1865  On June - 23 at Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army   

1865  On June - 23 at Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on this day in history.   

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

1540  On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On June - 23 birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet   

1612  On June - 23 birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

0079  On June - 23 death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)   

0758  On this day in history ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  On June - 23 death of henry I of Austria   

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies   

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on June - 23.   

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on June - 23.   

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on June - 23.   

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on this day in history.