Page 2: Historical Events In June - 23

1775  First regatta held on Thames, England on this day in history.   

1775  1st regatta held on Thames, England on this day in history.   

1776  Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to US Congress on this day in history.   

1780  American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township on June - 23.   

1784  First US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on this day in history.   

1784  1st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on this day in history.   

1794  On June - 23 empress Catherine II grants Jews permission to settle in Kiev   

1801  Daniel Smith Donelson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1801  On June - 23 bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58   

1810  John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon) on June - 23.   

1810  Franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63   

1818  Simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81) on June - 23.   

1821  On June - 23 dutch troops conquer Palembang   

1822  Young Marshall Moody, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866 on June - 23.   

1824  Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer on this day in history.   

1833  On June - 23 nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73   

1837  On June - 23 ernest Guiraud, composer   

1838  Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on this day in history.   

1846  George Sax, inventor (saxophone) on this day in history.   

1848  Bloody insurrection of workers in Paris on June - 23.   

1848  Antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone on June - 23.   

1848  Antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone) on June - 23.   

1852  Stephane Raoul Pugno, composer on this day in history.   

1854  Antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use on June - 23.   

1855  On this day in history maude Valerie White, composer   

1858  William Ernst Johnson, Cambridge England, mathematician on June - 23.   

1859  Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses) on June - 23.   

1860  On June - 23 congress establishes the Government Printing Office   

1860  US Secret Service created on this day in history.   

1860  Congress establishes Government Printing Office on June - 23.   

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on June - 23.   

1865  At Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army on June - 23.   

1865  At Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army on June - 23.   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on this day in history.   

1433  On June - 23 birth of francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)   

1456  On this day in history birth of margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)   

1534  Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582) was born on June - 23.   

1540  On June - 23 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer   

1596  On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

1612  Justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet was born on this day in history.   

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

0079  On June - 23 death of vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)   

0758  On this day in history ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  Death of Henry I of Austria on June - 23.   

1075  On June - 23 theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies   

1137  Adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies on this day in history.   

1139  On June - 23 andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Marcus, [Manuel] Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies on June - 23.   

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on June - 23.