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  On this day in history louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53   

1825  John Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander) on June - 01.   

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

1831  John Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on June - 01.   

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

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

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  On June - 01 galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916   

1845  On June - 01 homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days   

1846  Gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1848  On June - 01 otto Valdemar Malling, composer   

1855  On June - 01 uS adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery   

1857  On this day in history charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published.   

1858  William W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream) on June - 01.   

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

1861  US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange on this day in history.   

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  On June - 01 battle of Cold Harbour, VA   

1864  On this day in history -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign   

1864  Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC on this day in history.   

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

1866  On June - 01 general Dutch Typographer Union forms   

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

1868  Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin on June - 01.   

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

1869  On June - 01 voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison)   

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1076  On this day in history birth of mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132)   

1300  Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338) was born on June - 01.   

1480  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history birth of robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612)   

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

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

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on this day in history.   

1191  On this day in history philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies   

1340  On June - 01 jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies   

1434  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on June - 01.   

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

1571  Death of John Story, English Catholic on June - 01.   

1616  On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

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