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  On this day in history napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France.   

1823  On this day in history louis Nicholas Davout, French fieldmarshal, dies at 53   

1825  John Hunt Morgan, Brig General (Confederate cavalry commander) on June - 01.   

1826  Carl Bechstein, German piano inventor on this day in history.   

1831  On June - 01 john Bell Hood, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1834  On June - 01 hMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street   

1835  6th national black convention (Phila) on this day in history.   

1836  On June - 01 charles Darwin returns to Capetown   

1843  On this day in history it snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio   

1843  Sojourner Truth leaves NY to begin her career as antislavery activist on this day in history.   

1844  Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916 on this day in history.   

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

1846  On June - 01 gregory XVI, [Bartolomeo A Cappellari]/Mauro, Pope dies at 80   

1848  Otto Valdemar Malling, composer on June - 01.   

1855  On June - 01 uS adventurer Wm Walker conquers Nicaragua, reestablishes slavery   

1857  Charles Baudelaire's Fleurs du mal is published on this day in history.   

1858  On June - 01 william W Campbell, Canadian poet (Beyond the Hills of Dream)   

1861  On this day in history the first skirmish in the Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

1861  On this day in history uS & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange   

1861  On June - 01 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Va   

1861  On June - 01 john Q Marr, US Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse, the first Confederate death of the war   

1862  On this day in history gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines   

1862  2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Va (11,165 casualties) on June - 01.   

1862  Antonio JdC Feijo, Portuguese diplomat/poet (Bailatas) on June - 01.   

1864  On June - 01 battle of Cold Harbour, VA   

1864  On this day in history -Nov] Shenandoah Valley campaign   

1864  Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC on this day in history.   

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  On June - 01 texas constitutional convention meets in Austin   

1868  On this day in history james Buchanan, 15th US president (1857-61), dies at 77   

1869  On this day in history voting machine patented (Thomas A Edison)   

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1076  Mstislav I of Kiev (d. 1132) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Grumbach, German lt col   

1549  Allesandre Spontone, composer was born on June - 01.   

1563  Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister (1598-1612) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On June - 01 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 this day in history.   

1191  On this day in history philips van de Elzas, count of Vlanderen, dies   

1340  Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies on this day in history.   

1434  On this day in history jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies   

1568  On June - 01 death of duke of Alva, & 18 nobles, beheaded   

1571  Death of John Story, English Catholic on June - 01.   

1616  On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

1625  On June - 01 death of honoré d'Urfé, French writer (b. 1568)