Page 3: Historical Events In June - 05

1863  On this day in history cSS "Alabama" captures the "Tailsman" in the Mid Atlantic   

1863  Battle of Franklin's Crossing, VA (Deep Run) on June - 05.   

1863  Arthur Somervell, composer on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Piedmont, VA (Augusta City) on June - 05.   

1864  William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Conf brig-gen, dies in battle at 39 on June - 05.   

1868  On this day in history anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73   

1869  3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25 on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history constantinople in fire; 900 die   

1872  On June - 05 republican National Convention meets (Phila)   

1873  Sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees   

1875  Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens on this day in history.   

1876  Bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history johan W Albarda, 1st Dutch socialist minister (1939-45)   

1878  On June - 05 the birth of Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary   

1878  On this day in history franklyn Farnum, actor (Cowboy & Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days)   

1879  13th Belmont: George Evans aboard Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75 on June - 05.   

1879  Adolf Wiklund, composer on this day in history.   

1880  Jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52 on June - 05.   

1882  On June - 05 the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor   

1882  On June - 05 storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die   

1882  On June - 05 igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS]   

1883  On this day in history john Maynard Keynes, Cambridge England, economist/math/journalist   

1884  On this day in history william Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated & will not serve if elected"   

1884  Ivy Compton-Burnett, novelist on this day in history.   

1885  J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia on June - 05.   

1885  On June - 05 georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940)   

1885  On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80   

1886  On June - 05 20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41   

1887  Ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture) on June - 05.   

1888  Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)   

1892  Alexander Loudon, diplomat (Washington) on this day in history.   

1894  Immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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1341  Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1554  On June - 05 birth of elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  On June - 05 birth of sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1017  Death of Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976) on this day in history.   

1118  On June - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1296  On June - 05 death of edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245)   

1383  On June - 05 death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)   

1443  On June - 05 ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies