Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On May - 04 haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

1888  Italy &Spain sign military covenant on May - 04.   

1888  Italy & Spain sign military covenant on this day in history.   

1889  Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal on May - 04.   

1891  On this day in history frederick Jacobi, composer   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on this day in history.   

1892  On May - 04 canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide   

1893  Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging on May - 04.   

1893  On May - 04 edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy)   

1893  George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 on May - 04.   

1896  On this day in history grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO   

1896  On this day in history the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

1896  On this day in history 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)   

1897  On this day in history fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200   

1897  23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5 on May - 04.   

1898  On May - 04 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09   

1899  25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 04 cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author   

1903  On this day in history luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist)   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on May - 04.   

1904  On this day in history work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America   

1904  On this day in history construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.   

1905  On May - 04 mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando)   

1906  Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder) on May - 04.   

1907  Ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall on May - 04.   

1909  Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776) on May - 04.   

1910  Canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent on May - 04.   

1910  Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy on this day in history.   

1910  Parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 04 tel Aviv founded   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent on May - 04.   

1910  On May - 04 mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia)   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on May - 04.   

1912  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) on May - 04.   

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82