Page 2: Historical Events In June - 23

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

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

1776  On June - 23 final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to US Congress   

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 this day in history first US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren)   

1784  1st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on this day in history.   

1794  Empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev on June - 23.   

1801  Daniel Smith Donelson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1801  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58 on June - 23.   

1810  On this day in history john Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)   

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

1817  Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1818  Simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81) on this day in history.   

1821  Dutch troops conquer Palembang on June - 23.   

1822  Young Marshall Moody, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 on June - 23.   

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  Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on June - 23.   

1846  On this day in history george Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1848  Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris on June - 23.   

1848  On June - 23 antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone   

1848  On June - 23 antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1852  On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer   

1854  Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use on June - 23.   

1855  On June - 23 maude Valerie White, composer   

1858  William Ernst Johnson, Cambridge England, mathematician on June - 23.   

1859  On this day in history florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

1860  Congress establishes the Government Printing Office on this day in history.   

1860  US Secret Service created on this day in history.   

1860  On June - 23 congress establishes Government Printing Office   

1863  On June - 23 tullahoma campaign, TN   

1865  At Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army on this day in history.   

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

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on June - 23.   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on June - 23.   

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

1534  On this day in history birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

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

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet   

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on June - 23.   

0079  Death of Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9) on this day in history.   

0758  On June - 23 ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  Death of Henry I of Austria on June - 23.   

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on this day in history.   

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

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on this day in history.   

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on this day in history.