Historical Events In June - 01

1813  On June - 01 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  On June - 01 napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.  

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

1825  John Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander) on this day in history.  

1826  On June - 01 carl Bechstein, German piano inventor  

1831  On this day in history john Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879  

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

1835  On June - 01 6th national black convention (Phila)  

1836  On June - 01 charles Darwin returns to Capetown  

1843  On this day in history it snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio  

1843  Sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist on this day in history.  

1844  Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916 on this day in history.  

1845  Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days on June - 01.  

1846  On this day in history gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80  

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.  

1855  US adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery on this day in history.  

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

1858  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream) on June - 01.  

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

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

1861  On June - 01 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 June - 01.  

1862  Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines on this day in history.  

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  On June - 01 battle of Cold Harbour, VA  

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

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

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  James Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania on June - 01.  

1868  On this day in history texas constitutional convention meets in Austin  

1868  On June - 01 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  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on this day in history.  

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

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer  

1563  On this day in history birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)  

1611  On June - 01 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  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 June - 01 jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies  

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

1571  On this day in history death of john Story, English Catholic  

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

1625  Death of Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568) on June - 01.