Page 4: Historical Events In May - 01

1786  Wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna on this day in history.   

1788  Smallpox in Pueblo Indians on May - 01.   

1788  Measles in United States on May - 01.   

1789  Smallpox in New South Wales, Australia on this day in history.   

1793  On May - 01 influenza and epidemic typhus in United States   

1793  Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, resurgences in United States on May - 01.   

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on May - 01.   

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on May - 01.   

1818  On May - 01 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet   

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1822  On May - 01 john Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston   

1822  John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston on May - 01.   

1825  On May - 01 george Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap)   

1829  Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice on May - 01.   

1830  Mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer on this day in history.   

1831  On May - 01 antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82   

1833  On May - 01 the passenger ship Lady of the Lake sinks after striking an iceberg   

1834  Belgian parliament accept railway laws on this day in history.   

1835  On May - 01 alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers)   

1839  Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) on this day in history.   

1840  The first adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued on this day in history.   

1840  1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued on this day in history.   

1841  The first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California on May - 01.   

1841  On May - 01 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif   

1844  On this day in history samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message   

1844  Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate on this day in history.   

1846  Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world on this day in history.   

1848  On May - 01 the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.   

1850  John Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor on this day in history.   

1850  On May - 01 john Geary becomes 1st SF mayor   

1851  Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace on this day in history.   

1851  Great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London on May - 01.   

1852  The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation on May - 01.   

1852  On May - 01 calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.   

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

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

1545  On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.   

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

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

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

1171  On May - 01 dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.   

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

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies