Historical Events In June - 04
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
1756 On this day in history quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania
1760 On this day in history great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians.
1763 On this day in history mackinaw Michigan, Chippewas captured Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort.
1769 A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history on June - 04.
1770 James Hewitt, composer on June - 04.
1783 Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon (unmanned) on June - 04.
1783 On June - 04 montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned)
1784 Mme Thible becomes first woman to fly (in a balloon) on June - 04.
1784 On this day in history mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon)
1789 On June - 04 uS constitution goes into effect
1792 On June - 04 capt George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
1792 On June - 04 john Burgoyne, soldier/playwright, dies
1793 On this day in history jan Ekels de Young, Dutch painter, dies at 34
1794 On this day in history congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers
1798 On this day in history giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73
1800 On this day in history white House completed & President & Mrs John Adams move in
1801 James Pennethorne, architect on June - 04.
1802 Grieving over the death of his wife, Marie Clotilde of France, King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel on this day in history.
1803 On June - 04 gabriel James Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881
1805 On this day in history tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute
1809 Nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1811 On this day in history the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist
1812 Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory" on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
1815 On this day in history paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1816 On June - 04 phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union)
1818 On June - 04 john van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44
1825 On this day in history unseasonable hurricane hits NYC
1825 On this day in history ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies
1826 On this day in history karl Maria FE von Weber, German composer (Oberon), dies at 39
1828 On June - 04 alexander William Campbell, Brig general (Confederate Army)
1831 National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium on this day in history.
1832 On June - 04 3rd national black convention meets (Phila)
1833 Garnet Joseph, 1st viscount Wolseley soldier on this day in history.
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