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  Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53   

1825  John Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander) on this day in history.   

1826  Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor on this day in history.   

1831  John Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.   

1834  HMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street on June - 01.   

1835  On June - 01 6th national black convention (Phila)   

1836  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown on June - 01.   

1843  It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio on June - 01.   

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 June - 01.   

1846  On June - 01 gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80   

1848  On June - 01 otto Valdemar Malling, composer   

1855  On this day in history uS adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery   

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 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  1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.   

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

1862  Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas) on this day in history.   

1864  On June - 01 battle of Cold Harbour, VA   

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 June - 01.   

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

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1076  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on this day in history.   

1300  On this day in history birth of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (d. 1338)   

1480  Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (d. 1550) was born on June - 01.   

1503  On June - 01 birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col   

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer   

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on June - 01.   

1611  Felician Schwab, composer was born on June - 01.   

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on June - 01.   

0193  Death of Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 on June - 01.   

1191  Philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies on June - 01.   

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

1434  Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies on this day in history.   

1568  On June - 01 death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

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

1616  Death of Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) on this day in history.   

1625  On June - 01 death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)