Historical Events In June - 23

1775  On June - 23 first regatta held on Thames, England   

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  First US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on June - 23.   

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

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 June - 23.   

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  On June - 23 franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina   

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

1818  Simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81) on June - 23.   

1821  On June - 23 dutch troops conquer Palembang   

1822  On June - 23 young Marshall Moody, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1824  Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer on this day in history.   

1833  On June - 23 nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73   

1837  On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer   

1838  On June - 23 edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

1846  George Sax, inventor (saxophone) on June - 23.   

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

1848  On this day in history antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone   

1848  On this day in history antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1852  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer on this day in history.   

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

1855  On this day in history 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  On June - 23 congress establishes the Government Printing Office   

1860  US Secret Service created on this day in history.   

1860  Congress establishes Government Printing Office on June - 23.   

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on June - 23.   

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

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

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  On June - 23 birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

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

1596  On June - 23 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

0079  On this day in history death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)   

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

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

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on June - 23.   

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

1139  On June - 23 andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on June - 23.   

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