Page 2: 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  On this day in history american Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township.   

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

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

1794  On June - 23 empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev   

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  On June - 23 john Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)   

1810  Franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina on June - 23.   

1817  On this day in history otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63   

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

1821  On this day in history 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 this day in history nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73   

1837  Ernest Guiraud, composer on this day in history.   

1838  Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on June - 23.   

1846  On June - 23 george Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1848  Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris on this day in history.   

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

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

1852  On this day in history stephane Raoul Pugno, composer   

1854  Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history maude Valerie White, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1860  Congress establishes Government Printing Office on June - 23.   

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on June - 23.   

1865  On this day in history at Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army   

1865  On this day in history at Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army   

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1160  On this day in history 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 June - 23 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  On June - 23 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

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

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on June - 23.   

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

0079  On June - 23 death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)   

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

1137  On this day in history adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies   

1139  Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

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)