Historical Events In June - 23

1775  First regatta held on Thames, England on June - 23.  

1775  On this day in history 1st regatta held on Thames, England  

1776  Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to US Congress on this day in history.  

1780  American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township on this day in history.  

1784  On June - 23 first US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren)  

1784  1st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on June - 23.  

1794  On this day in history empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev  

1801  On June - 23 daniel Smith Donelson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

1801  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1810  John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon) on this day in history.  

1810  Franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina on this day in history.  

1817  Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 on June - 23.  

1818  On June - 23 simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81)  

1821  On June - 23 dutch troops conquer Palembang  

1822  Young Marshall Moody, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer  

1833  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1837  Ernest Guiraud, composer on June - 23.  

1838  On this day in history edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868  

1846  George Sax, inventor (saxophone) on this day in history.  

1848  On this day in history bloody insurrection of workers in Paris  

1848  Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone on this day in history.  

1848  Antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone) on June - 23.  

1852  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer on June - 23.  

1854  On this day in history antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use  

1855  Maude Valerie White, composer on June - 23.  

1858  On June - 23 william Ernst Johnson, Cambridge England, mathematician  

1859  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses) on June - 23.  

1860  On this day in history congress establishes the Government Printing Office  

1860  On this day in history uS Secret Service created  

1860  On June - 23 congress establishes Government Printing Office  

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on June - 23.  

1865  On June - 23 at Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army  

1865  At Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army on June - 23.  

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1160  On this day in history birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)  

1433  On this day in history birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)  

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on this day in history.  

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on this day in history.  

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on June - 23.  

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on June - 23.  

1612  On June - 23 birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet  

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on June - 23.  

0758  Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1018  On this day in history death of henry I of Austria  

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies  

1137  On June - 23 adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies  

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on June - 23.  

1444  On this day in history marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies  

1555  On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)