Page 3: 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 June - 01.   

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

1826  Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor on this day in history.   

1831  On June - 01 john Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

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

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

1836  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown on June - 01.   

1843  It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio on June - 01.   

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 June - 01.   

1846  On June - 01 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  On June - 01 william W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)   

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

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  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 June - 01.   

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

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 June - 01.   

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  Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin on this day in history.   

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

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  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history birth of felician Schwab, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 01 death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

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

1616  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

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