Page 3: Historical Events In June - 05

1863  On this day in history cSS "Alabama" captures the "Tailsman" in the Mid Atlantic   

1863  Battle of Franklin's Crossing, VA (Deep Run) on June - 05.   

1863  Arthur Somervell, composer on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Piedmont, VA (Augusta City)   

1864  On this day in history william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Conf brig-gen, dies in battle at 39   

1868  On this day in history anselm Huttenbrenner, composer, dies at 73   

1869  3rd Belmont: C Miller aboard Fenian wins in 3:04.25 on June - 05.   

1870  Constantinople in fire; 900 die on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history republican National Convention meets (Phila)   

1873  On June - 05 sultan Bargash closes slave market of Zanzibar   

1874  Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees on June - 05.   

1875  Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens on June - 05.   

1876  On June - 05 bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila   

1877  Johan W Albarda, 1st Dutch socialist minister (1939-45) on June - 05.   

1878  The birth of Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary on June - 05.   

1878  On this day in history franklyn Farnum, actor (Cowboy & Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days)   

1879  13th Belmont: George Evans aboard Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75 on June - 05.   

1879  Adolf Wiklund, composer on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history jacobus J Cremer, painter/author (Betuwsche Novellen), dies at 52   

1882  On this day in history the birth of Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer and conductor   

1882  On this day in history storm & floods hits Bombay; about 100,000 die   

1882  Igor F Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer (Rite of Spring) [OS] on June - 05.   

1883  On this day in history john Maynard Keynes, Cambridge England, economist/math/journalist   

1884  On June - 05 william Sherman refuses Republican presidential nomination saying "I will not accept if nominated & will not serve if elected"   

1884  On this day in history ivy Compton-Burnett, novelist   

1885  J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia on June - 05.   

1885  Georges Mandel, [Louis Rothschild], French Foreign minister (-1940) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history julius Benedict, composer (Protoghesi), dies at 80   

1886  20th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Inspector B wins in 2:41 on this day in history.   

1887  On June - 05 ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture)   

1888  Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president on June - 05.   

1888  On June - 05 raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)   

1892  On June - 05 alexander Loudon, diplomat (Washington)   

1894  On June - 05 immanuel Faisst, composer, dies at 70   

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1341  On this day in history birth of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402)   

1493  Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1523  Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573) was born on this day in history.   

1553  Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.   

1554  Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592) was born on June - 05.   

1640  Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.   

1646  On June - 05 birth of elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. 1684)   

1660  Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744) was born on this day in history.   

0535  Death of Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople on this day in history.   

0754  Boniface, [Winfrid], English saint/archbishop (Dokkum), dies at 79 on June - 05.   

1017  Death of Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. 976) on this day in history.   

1118  On June - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester   

1288  Hendrik VI, earl of Luxembourg/Laroche (1281-88), dies in battle on June - 05.   

1296  Death of Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. 1245) on June - 05.   

1383  On this day in history death of dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. 1324)   

1443  Ferdinand, Portuguese saint/slave to Fez, dies on this day in history.