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  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  Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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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 this day in history.  

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.  

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

1857  On June - 01 charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published.  

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

1861  The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on June - 01.  

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

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  Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines on June - 01.  

1862  2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties) on June - 01.  

1862  Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1300  On June - 01 birth of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338)  

1480  Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on this day in history.  

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  On June - 01 birth of felician Schwab, composer  

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on June - 01.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1625  On this day in history death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)