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

1823  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1825  On June - 01 john Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander)  

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

1831  John Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on June - 01.  

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  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown on this day in history.  

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

1843  On June - 01 sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist  

1844  On this day in history galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916  

1845  On this day in history 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 June - 01 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 June - 01.  

1858  On this day in history 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  On June - 01 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war  

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

1862  On this day in history 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties)  

1862  Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas) on June - 01.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1866  General Dutch Typographer Union forms on June - 01.  

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  Voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison) on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1076  On June - 01 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  On June - 01 birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)  

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on this day in history.  

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  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  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  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on June - 01.  

1568  On this day in history death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded  

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

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

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