Historical Events In June - 04
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
1756 On this day in history quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania
1760 On this day in history great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians.
1763 Mackinaw Michigan, Chippewas captured Fort Michilimackinac by diverting the garrison's attention with a game of lacrosse, then chasing a ball into the fort on this day in history.
1769 On this day in history a transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history.
1770 On this day in history james Hewitt, composer
1783 Montgolfier brothers launch first hot-air balloon (unmanned) on this day in history.
1783 On June - 04 montgolfier brothers launch 1st hot-air balloon (unmanned)
1784 On June - 04 mme Thible becomes first woman to fly (in a balloon)
1784 On this day in history mme Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon)
1789 US constitution goes into effect on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history capt George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
1792 On this day in history john Burgoyne, soldier/playwright, dies
1793 Jan Ekels de Young, Dutch painter, dies at 34 on this day in history.
1794 On June - 04 congress passes Neutrality Act, bans Americans from serving in armed forces of foreign powers
1798 On this day in history giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Ital adventurer/spy/librarian, dies at 73
1800 White House completed & President & Mrs John Adams move in on this day in history.
1801 On June - 04 james Pennethorne, architect
1802 Grieving over the death of his wife, Marie Clotilde of France, King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel on June - 04.
1803 On this day in history gabriel James Rains, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1881
1805 On June - 04 tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute
1809 On this day in history nicolai Arbraham Abildgaard, Danish painter/architect, dies at 65
1811 On June - 04 the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, American novelist
1812 On this day in history louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"
1812 On June - 04 the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
1815 Paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on June - 04.
1816 On June - 04 phillipe Regis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union)
1818 John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44 on June - 04.
1825 On this day in history unseasonable hurricane hits NYC
1825 On June - 04 ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies
1826 Karl Maria FE von Weber, German composer (Oberon), dies at 39 on this day in history.
1828 Alexander William Campbell, Brig general (Confederate Army) on this day in history.
1831 National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium on this day in history.
1832 On this day in history 3rd national black convention meets (Phila)
1833 On this day in history garnet Joseph, 1st viscount Wolseley soldier
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