Page 2: Historical Events In June - 23

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1784  On June - 23 first US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren)   

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

1794  On this day in history 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  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1810  John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon) on this day in history.   

1810  Franziska"Fanny" Elssler, Austrian ballerina on June - 23.   

1817  Otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1821  Dutch troops conquer Palembang on this day in history.   

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

1824  Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer on June - 23.   

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

1837  On this day in history ernest Guiraud, composer   

1838  Edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868 on June - 23.   

1846  George Sax, inventor (saxophone) on June - 23.   

1848  On June - 23 bloody insurrection of workers in Paris   

1848  On June - 23 antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone   

1848  On June - 23 antoine Joseph Sax, inventor (saxophone)   

1852  On June - 23 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer   

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

1855  Maude Valerie White, composer on this day in history.   

1858  On June - 23 william Ernst Johnson, Cambridge England, mathematician   

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

1860  Congress establishes the Government Printing Office on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history uS Secret Service created   

1860  On June - 23 congress establishes Government Printing Office   

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on this day in history.   

1865  On June - 23 at Fort Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable army   

1865  On June - 23 at Ft Towson, Gen Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable confed army   

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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 this day in history.   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on June - 23.   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on June - 23.   

1612  On this day in history birth of justus G Schottel, [Schottelius], German poet   

1612  André Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660) was born on June - 23.   

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

0758  On June - 23 ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher/disciple of Hui-neng, dies at 74   

1018  Death of Henry I of Austria on this day in history.   

1075  On this day in history theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies   

1137  On this day in history adalbert I, archbishop of Mainz (1111-1137), dies   

1139  On this day in history andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

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

1555  On June - 23 death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)