Page 3: 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.   

1815  Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France   

1823  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53   

1825  John Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander).   

1826  Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor.   

1831  John Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1834  HMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street   

1835  6th national black convention (Phila).   

1836  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown   

1843  It snows in Buffalo and Rochester NY and Cleveland Ohio   

1843  Sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist.   

1844  Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916.   

1845  Homing pigeon completes 11000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days   

1846  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80   

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer   

1855  US adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery   

1857  Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published   

1858  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)   

1861  The inaugural skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

1861  US and Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange.   

1861  1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va.   

1861  John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the inaugural Confederate death of the war.   

1862  Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines.   

1862  2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11165 casualties).   

1862  Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas)   

1864  Battle of Cold Harbour, VA.   

1864  -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign   

1864  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   

1866  General Dutch Typographer Union forms.   

1868  James Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   

1868  Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin.   

1868  James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77   

1869  Voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison).   

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1076  Mstislav i of kiev: Mstislav i of kiev (d. 1132)   

1300  Thomas of brotherton: 1st earl of norfolk, son of edward i of england   

1480  Tiedemann giese: Polish catholic bishop   

1503  Wilhelm von grumbach: German lt col   

1549  Allesandre spontone: Composer   

1563  Robert cecil: Earl of salisbury, english prime minister (1598-1612)   

1611  Felician schwab: Composer   

1633  Geminiano montanari: Italian astronomer   

0193  Death of Didius julianus: Ship owner/emperor of rome (193), murdered at 61   

1191  Death of Philips van de elzas: Count of vlanderen,   

1340  Jan iii van: Jan iii van   

1434  Jagiello: King of lithuania/poland,   

1568  Duke of alva: & 18 nobles, beheaded   

1571  John story: English catholic   

1616  Tokugawa ieyasu: Tokugawa ieyasu (b. 1543)   

1625  Honoré d'urfé: French writer (b. 1568)