Page 3: 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  Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France on June - 01.   

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

1825  John Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander) on June - 01.   

1826  On this day in history carl Bechstein, German piano inventor   

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

1834  HMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street on this day in history.   

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

1836  On this day in history charles Darwin returns to Capetown   

1843  On June - 01 it snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio   

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

1844  On June - 01 galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916   

1845  Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days on this day in history.   

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

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.   

1855  On this day in history uS adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery   

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

1858  On June - 01 william W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)   

1861  On this day in history the first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

1861  US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange on June - 01.   

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

1861  John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war on this day in history.   

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 this day in history antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas)   

1864  On this day in history battle of Cold Harbour, VA   

1864  On this day in history -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign   

1864  Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC on June - 01.   

1866  Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US on this day in history.   

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  On June - 01 texas constitutional convention meets in Austin   

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

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

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1076  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on this day in history.   

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  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on June - 01.   

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  Felician Schwab, composer was born on this day in history.   

1633  On this day in history birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)   

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on June - 01.   

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

1340  On this day in history jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies   

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

1568  Death of Duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded on this day in history.   

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

1616  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on June - 01.   

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