Historical Events In June - 01

1813  Captain James Lawrence, commander of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, coins the phrase "Don't give up the ship," during a losing battle with a British frigate on this day in history.  

1815  On this day in history napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.  

1823  On June - 01 louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53  

1825  On June - 01 john Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander)  

1826  Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor on June - 01.  

1831  John Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.  

1834  On June - 01 hMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street  

1835  On this day in history 6th national black convention (Phila)  

1836  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown on this day in history.  

1843  It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio on June - 01.  

1843  On this day in history sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist  

1844  Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916 on June - 01.  

1845  On this day in history homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days  

1846  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on this day in history.  

1855  On June - 01 uS adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery  

1857  Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history william W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)  

1861  On June - 01 the first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va  

1861  On June - 01 uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange  

1861  1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.  

1861  On June - 01 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war  

1862  On this day in history gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines  

1862  On this day in history 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties)  

1862  On June - 01 antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas)  

1864  Battle of Cold Harbour, VA on June - 01.  

1864  -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign on June - 01.  

1864  Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC on this day in history.  

1866  On this day in history renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US  

1866  On June - 01 general Dutch Typographer Union forms  

1868  On this day in history james Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  

1868  Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77  

1869  Voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison) on June - 01.  

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1076  On this day in history birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)  

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on June - 01.  

1480  Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on June - 01.  

1503  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col  

1549  On this day in history birth of allesandre Spontone, composer  

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on June - 01.  

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on June - 01.  

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.  

0193  On this day in history death of didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61  

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on June - 01.  

1340  Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies on June - 01.  

1434  On this day in history jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies  

1568  On June - 01 death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded  

1571  Death of John Story, English Catholic on June - 01.  

1616  On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)  

1625  Death of Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568) on this day in history.