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 this day in history.   

1823  Louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53 on June - 01.   

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

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 June - 01.   

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

1836  On June - 01 charles Darwin returns to Capetown   

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

1845  Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days on this day in history.   

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

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.   

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 June - 01.   

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

1862  On this day in history 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  On this day in history solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC   

1866  On June - 01 renegade Irish Fenians invade Fort Erie Ontario from US   

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 this day in history.   

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

1869  Voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison) on June - 01.   

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

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  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 June - 01.   

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

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  On this day in history 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  On June - 01 jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies   

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

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