Historical Events In June - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1851 On this day in history 1st US alcohol prohibition law enacted (Maine)
1855 The Portland Rum Riot occurs in Portland, Maine on this day in history.
1857 James Gibbs, Va., patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine on June - 02.
1857 James Gibbs, Va, patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine on this day in history.
1857 On June - 02 edward William Elgar, Broadheath Engld, composer (Pomp & Circumstance)
1858 Donati Comet first seen named after it's discoverer on June - 02.
1858 Donati Comet 1st seen named after it's discoverer on June - 02.
1858 On June - 02 harry Rowe Shelley, composer
1862 Gen Robert E Lee takes command of the Confederate armies of E VA & NC on this day in history.
1862 Gen Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E VA & NC on this day in history.
1863 Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves on this day in history.
1863 On June - 02 paul Felix Weingartner, Germany, conductor (Zara, Dalmatia)
1864 On this day in history battle of Cold Harbour, Day 2
1864 On this day in history ben Webster, London England, actor (Old Curiosity Shop)
1864 George Pierce Doles, US businessman/Confed brig-general, dies at 34 on this day in history.
1865 On June - 02 at Galveston, Kirby-Smith surrenders the Trans-Mississippi Dept
1865 On this day in history the last members of the American conferedate forces surrender, ending the American civil war.
1865 At Galveston, Kirby-Smith surrenders Trans-Mississippi Dept on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history george Lohmann, cricketer (England's great bowler late 19th cent)
1865 John E Feisser, founder (1st Dutch baptist church), dies at 59 on this day in history.
1866 On June - 02 renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces
1869 On June - 02 cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game (vs Cin Red Stockings)
1873 On June - 02 ground broken on Clay St (SF) for world's first cable railroad
1873 Construction begins on Clay St (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad on June - 02.
1873 Francois Hainl, composer, dies at 65 on June - 02.
1875 On this day in history james A Healy, first black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine)
1875 James Augustine Healey became 1st Black Catholic Bishop in US on this day in history.
1876 Hristo Botev, a national revolutionary of Bulgaria, is killed in Stara Planina on this day in history.
1876 Hakon Borresen, composer on June - 02.
1879 Adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam) on June - 02.
1879 E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 on June - 02.
1881 On this day in history haarlem-Zandvoort Railway opens
1882 Pierre de Brazza festival welcomed in Paris on this day in history.
1882 Guiseppi Garibaldi, Italian rebel leader, dies at 74 on June - 02.
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