Historical Events In May - 01

1883  Amsterdam World's Fair opens on this day in history.   

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show on this day in history.   

1884  Construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories) on this day in history.   

1884  Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories) on May - 01.   

1884  On May - 01 felipe Boero, composer   

1885  Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1885  On May - 01 maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth   

1886  On May - 01 uS general strike for 8 hour day, begins   

1886  On May - 01 conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens)   

1887  Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48) on May - 01.   

1889  On this day in history bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany)   

1889  On this day in history 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International   

1891  Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3 on this day in history.   

1892  US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Fransisco Bay on this day in history.   

1892  US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, SF Bay on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone)   

1892  Willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89 on May - 01.   

1893  World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago on this day in history.   

1895  Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946) on May - 01.   

1896  Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 on May - 01.   

1898  On this day in history george Dewey commands, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" as US route Spanish fleet at Manila   

1898  On this day in history eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62)   

1898  On this day in history alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81   

1900  Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield UT on this day in history.   

1900  Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah on May - 01.   

1900  On May - 01 ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician (Bread & Wine)   

1901  On May - 01 pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo   

1901  On May - 01 detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox   

1902  On May - 01 john Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85   

1903  On May - 01 arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies   

1904  AntonínDvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62 on May - 01.   

1905  On May - 01 leila Hyams, NYC, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap)   

1906  Troops in Paris make many arrests during a May Day protest on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on May - 01.   

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.   

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.