Page 3: Historical Events In June - 01

1813  On this day in history 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.   

1815  Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France on June - 01.   

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

1825  On June - 01 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  On June - 01 hMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street   

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

1836  On June - 01 charles Darwin returns to Capetown   

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

1843  On June - 01 sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist   

1844  Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916 on June - 01.   

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

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

1848  On this day in history otto Valdemar Malling, composer   

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 June - 01.   

1861  The first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.   

1861  US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange on June - 01.   

1861  1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va on this day in history.   

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

1862  On June - 01 gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines   

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 this day in history.   

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

1864  -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history 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 June - 01.   

1866  On June - 01 general Dutch Typographer Union forms   

1868  On June - 01 james Buchanan, the 15th president of the U.S., dies near Lancaster, Pennsylvania.   

1868  On this day in history texas constitutional convention meets in Austin   

1868  On June - 01 james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77   

1869  On June - 01 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1611  On June - 01 birth of felician Schwab, composer   

1633  Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

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

1191  On June - 01 philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies   

1340  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of john Story, English Catholic   

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)