Historical Events In June - 01

1813  On this day in history 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.  

1815  Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France on this day in history.  

1823  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history john Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander)  

1826  On June - 01 carl Bechstein, German piano inventor  

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

1834  On this day in history hMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street  

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

1836  On this day in history charles Darwin returns to Capetown  

1843  It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio on this day in history.  

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 June - 01 homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days  

1846  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80 on June - 01.  

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.  

1855  US adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery on June - 01.  

1857  On this day in history charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published.  

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

1861  The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange  

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

1861  On this day in history 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  2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 June - 01 renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US  

1866  General Dutch Typographer Union forms on this day in history.  

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

1868  Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin on June - 01.  

1868  James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1869  On June - 01 voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison)  

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1076  On June - 01 birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)  

1300  On this day in history birth of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338)  

1480  On this day in history birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)  

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on this day in history.  

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.  

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

1611  On this day in history birth of felician Schwab, composer  

1633  On June - 01 birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)  

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on this day in history.  

1191  On this day in history philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies  

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

1434  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on June - 01.  

1568  Death of Duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded on June - 01.  

1571  Death of John Story, English Catholic on this day in history.  

1616  On June - 01 death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)  

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