Page 2: Historical Events In June - 23

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

1775  1st regatta held on Thames, England on June - 23.   

1776  Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to US Congress on June - 23.   

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  1st US balloon flight (13 year old Edward Warren) on June - 23.   

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

1801  On June - 23 daniel Smith Donelson, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

1801  Bendix Friedrich Zinck, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1810  On June - 23 john Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon)   

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

1817  On June - 23 otto Carl Erdmann Kospoth, composer, dies at 63   

1818  On June - 23 simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81)   

1821  On June - 23 dutch troops conquer Palembang   

1822  On this day in history young Marshall Moody, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866   

1824  On this day in history carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke, composer   

1833  On this day in history nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer, dies at 73   

1837  Ernest Guiraud, composer on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history edwin Henry Stoughton, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1868   

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

1848  On this day in history bloody insurrection of workers in Paris   

1848  On this day in history antoine Joseph Sax patents Saxophone   

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

1852  On June - 23 stephane Raoul Pugno, composer   

1854  On June - 23 antwerp-Roosendaal railway goes into use   

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

1858  William Ernst Johnson, Cambridge England, mathematician on this day in history.   

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

1860  On this day in history congress establishes the Government Printing Office   

1860  US Secret Service created on June - 23.   

1860  On June - 23 congress establishes Government Printing Office   

1863  Tullahoma campaign, TN on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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1160  Johannes de Matha, French saint/founder (Trinitarians) was born on June - 23.   

1433  Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488) was born on this day in history.   

1456  Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486) was born on June - 23.   

1534  On June - 23 birth of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)   

1540  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

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

1612  On this day in history birth of andré Tacquet, Belgian mathematician (d. 1660)   

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  On this day in history death of henry I of Austria   

1075  Theoduinus, Beiers prince-bishop of Liege, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1555  Death of Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) on this day in history.