Page 3: Historical Events In June - 27
Saturday, 31 January 2026
1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. 

1864 Atlanta Campaign: Battle of Kennesaw Mountain GA. 

1864 Charles Garrison Harker, US Union-brig-general, dies in battle at 26 

1867 Bank of California opens doors. 

1869 Emma Goldman, anarchist/publisher (Mother Earth). 

1872 Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dayton Ohio, poet/novelist (Oak and Ivory) 

1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) 

1876 Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81 

1878 Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT 

1880 Helen Keller, American author is born 

1880 Helen Keller, Ala, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many. 

1882 Eduard Spranger, German psychologist/educator. 

1884 J Palisa discovers asteroid #237 Coelestina. 

1884 The SS Caesarea, sank 10 miles off Cap de la Hague, Channel Islands, after being in a collision with the Strathesk on a voyage from Southampton 

1884 Forrester Harvey, Ireland, actor (Tarzan, Chump at Oxford). 

1885 Arthur Harmat, composer. 

1886 Charles Macartney, cricketer (Governor-General) 

1888 Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946} 

1889 Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor 

1889 Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies. 

1890 In this year, Canadian boxer George 'Little Chocolate' Dixon 1870-1909 claims world bantamweight crown. 

1890 Cecil Rhodes' colonies attack Motlousi at Matabeleland. 

1893 Great stock crash on NY stock exchange 

1896 Franciscus J Feron, vicaris-general of Roermond. 

1898 Alexandra G "Alja" von Hoyer-Rachmanova, Russ/Aust author (Students) 

1900 Otto E Passman, (Rep-D-La, 1947-77). 

1903 9th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ. 

1905 Russian sailors mutiny aboard battleship "Potemkin". 

1905 Ruby Middleton Forsythe, teacher (50 years in 1 room school in SC). 

1906 Vernon P Watkins, Welsh poet (Ballad of Mari Lwyd). 

1907 John McIntire, Spokane WA, actor (Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian). 

1908 Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (De Damrakkertjes). 

1909 23rd US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats M Barger-Wallach (60 61). 

1909 Gianandrea Gavazzeni, composer. 

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