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 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 June - 01.  

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

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

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

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

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  

1843  Sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist on June - 01.  

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

1845  On June - 01 homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days  

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

1848  On this day in history otto Valdemar Malling, composer  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1861  1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on June - 01.  

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

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

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 June - 01.  

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  On June - 01 birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col  

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

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

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 June - 01 death of didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61  

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on this day in history.  

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

1434  On June - 01 jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies  

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

1571  On June - 01 death of john Story, English Catholic  

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

1625  On June - 01 death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)