Historical Events In June - 23

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1801  On June - 23 bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58  

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

1810  On this day in history franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina  

1817  On June - 23 otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63  

1818  On this day in history simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81)  

1821  Dutch troops conquer Palembang on June - 23.  

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  Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73 on June - 23.  

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  Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone on this day in history.  

1848  Antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone) on this day in history.  

1852  On June - 23 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1860  Congress establishes the Government Printing Office on June - 23.  

1860  US Secret Service created on June - 23.  

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

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on this day in history.  

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  On June - 23 birth of johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians)  

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 June - 23.  

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

1612  On June - 23 birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1075  On this day in history 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 June - 23 marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies  

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