Historical Events In June - 01

1813  Captain James Lawrence, commander of the U.S. frigate Chesapeake, coins the phrase "Don't give up the ship," during a losing battle with a British frigate on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.   

1823  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53 on June - 01.   

1825  On this day in history john Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander)   

1826  On this day in history carl Bechstein, German piano inventor   

1831  On this day in history john Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1834  HMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street on this day in history.   

1835  6th national black convention (Phila) on this day in history.   

1836  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown on June - 01.   

1843  It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist   

1844  Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916 on this day in history.   

1845  Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days on this day in history.   

1846  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80 on June - 01.   

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.   

1855  US adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery on June - 01.   

1857  Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published on this day in history.   

1858  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream) on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history the first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

1861  On this day in history uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange   

1861  On June - 01 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

1861  John Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war on this day in history.   

1862  Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines on June - 01.   

1862  On June - 01 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties)   

1862  Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas) on June - 01.   

1864  Battle of Cold Harbour, VA on this day in history.   

1864  On June - 01 -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign   

1864  On June - 01 solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC   

1866  Renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US on this day in history.   

1866  General Dutch Typographer Union forms on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history james Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   

1868  Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin on this day in history.   

1868  James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison)   

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1076  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on June - 01.   

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on this day in history.   

1480  On June - 01 birth of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550)   

1503  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col   

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.   

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of felician Schwab, composer   

1633  On June - 01 birth of geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687)   

0193  On June - 01 death of didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61   

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on this day in history.   

1340  On this day in history jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies   

1434  On this day in history jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies   

1568  Death of Duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded on this day in history.   

1571  On June - 01 death of john Story, English Catholic   

1616  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on June - 01.   

1625  On this day in history death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)