Page 2: Historical Events In June - 21

1749  Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Neth.   

1763  Pierre P Royer-Collard, French attorney/philosopher.   

1768  The inaugural US bachelor of medicine degree (Dr John Archer)   

1768  1st US bachelor of medicine degree (Dr John Archer)   

1774  Daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25).   

1788  US Constitution comes into force as NH is 9th to ratify.   

1790  Wilhelm Speyer, composer.   

1791  Fleeing French King Louis XVI and family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne   

1792  Vancouver meets Spanish ships Sutil and Mexicana off Vancouver, BC   

1805  Great Stoneface Mt are discovered in NH.   

1805  Karl Friedrich Curschmann, composer   

1813  Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria   

1817  James Brewerton Ricketts, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887   

1818  Ernst II, duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer.   

1821  African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (NYC)   

1823  Edward Elmer Potter, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1889.   

1824  Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea   

1826  Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.   

1834  Cyrus Hall McCormick patents reaping machine   

1839  Joaquim M Machado de Assic, Brazil, writer (Epitaph of a small winner)   

1844  Ernest F Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer (1st railway Congo).   

1849  Battle at Waghausel: Prussian troops beat Baden rebels   

1851  Daniel Carter Beard, US, organized 1st boy scout troop   

1854  inaugural Victoria Cross won during bombardment of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands   

1858  Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe.   

1859  Henry O Tanner, artist   

1862  Henry Holden Huss, composer.   

1863  Battle at Upperville Virginia, 389 casualities   

1864  New Zealand Land Wars: The Tauranga Campaign ends.   

1865  Albert Herbert Brewer, composer.   

1868  Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich.   

1873  Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Sea and Jungle)   

1876  Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast).   

1876  Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79.   

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1002  Leo ix: [bruno count of egesheim & dagsburg], pope (1049-54)   

1002  Pope leo ix: Pope leo ix (d. 1054)   

1226  King boleslaus v of poland: King boleslaus v of poland (d. 1279)   

1528  Maria of spain: Holy roman empire empress (1603)   

1577  Giovanni del turco: Composer   

1596  Michael fjodorovitsj: Tsar of russia (1613-45)/1st romanov   

1639  Increase mather: New england puritan minister   

1640  Abraham mignon: Still life painter   

0524  Chlodomir: King of the france to orleans (511-24),   

1205  Death of Enrico dandolo: Doge of venice (b. 1107)   

1208  Death of Philips van zwaben hohenstaufen: Roman-german king,   

1305  King wenceslaus ii of bohemia and poland: King wenceslaus ii of bohemia and poland (b. 1271)   

1377  Edward iii: King of england (1327-77),   

1421  Jean le maingre: Marshal of france (b. 1366)   

1527  Niccolo machiavelli: Florentine statesman/author,   

1529  John skelton: English poet,