Historical Events In June - 05

1794  The U.S. Congress pases the Neutrality Act, prohibiting Americans from enlisting in the service of a foreign power on this day in history.  

1794  On June - 05 congress prohibits citizens from serving in foreign armed forces  

1798  The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated on June - 05.  

1798  On this day in history alexey Fyodorovich L'vov, composer  

1805  The first recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois) on this day in history.  

1805  On June - 05 1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois)  

1806  On this day in history batavian Republic becomes the Kingdom of Holland  

1806  The first trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee) on this day in history.  

1806  1st trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee) on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history -6] Battle at Wagram: French army beats Austrians  

1813  On June - 05 prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, composer  

1816  On this day in history giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Serva Padrona), dies at 76  

1819  On June - 05 john Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune)  

1823  George Thorndike Angell, Mass, lawyer (ASPCA) on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, Georgia, educator (Rep-Ala, 1857-61)  

1825  On this day in history odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence  

1826  On this day in history ivar Christian Hallstrom, composer  

1826  Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, composer (Oberon), dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1827  On June - 05 turks capture Acropolis & takes Athens during Greek War of Independ  

1827  On June - 05 beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army)  

1829  On June - 05 the HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.  

1831  On June - 05 marcus Joseph Wright, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1922  

1833  On June - 05 ada Lovelace (future first computer programmer) meets Charles Babbage  

1833  Ada Lovelace (future 1st computer programmer) meets Charles Babbage on June - 05.  

1846  Telegraph line opens between Phila & Balt on June - 05.  

1848  On June - 05 statue of prince Willem the Silent unveiled  

1849  On this day in history danish National Day-Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy  

1852  Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki, composer, dies at 45 on June - 05.  

1855  Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's first convention on June - 05.  

1855  Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's 1st convention on this day in history.  

1857  Walter Woodbury & James Page open photo studio in Batavia (Djakarta) on this day in history.  

1861  On June - 05 federal marshals seize arms & gunpower at Du Pont works DE  

1861  John Garland, US Union colonel/brig-general, dies in battle on June - 05.  

1862  On June - 05 allvar Gullstrand, Swedish physician (Nobel 1911)  

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1341  On June - 05 birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)  

1493  On June - 05 birth of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555)  

1523  On June - 05 birth of margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)  

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on June - 05.  

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.  

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on June - 05.  

1646  Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) was born on this day in history.  

0535  On this day in history death of epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople  

0754  On this day in history boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79  

1017  On this day in history death of emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976)  

1118  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester on June - 05.  

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on June - 05.  

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on June - 05.  

1383  Death of Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324) on this day in history.  

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.