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

1823  On June - 01 louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53   

1825  On June - 01 john Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander)   

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

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

1836  Charles Darwin returns to Capetown on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916   

1845  On this day in history homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days   

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

1848  On this day in history otto Valdemar Malling, composer   

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

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

1858  On this day in history william W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)   

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

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  Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties)   

1862  On June - 01 antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas)   

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

1864  On June - 01 -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  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 June - 01.   

1868  James Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77 on June - 01.   

1869  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1503  Wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col was born on this day in history.   

1549  On June - 01 birth of allesandre Spontone, composer   

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 June - 01.   

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 June - 01.   

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  On this day in history death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

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

1616  On June - 01 death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

1625  Death of Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568) on June - 01.