Page 4: Historical Events In May - 01

1786  On May - 01 wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna   

1788  Smallpox in Pueblo Indians on this day in history.   

1788  On May - 01 measles in United States   

1789  On May - 01 smallpox in New South Wales, Australia   

1793  Influenza and epidemic typhus in United States on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet on this day in history.   

1819  On May - 01 william Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1822  John Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history john Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston   

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

1829  On this day in history jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice   

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

1831  On this day in history 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  On this day in history chardonnet, inventor (rayon)   

1840  On this day in history the first adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued   

1840  On May - 01 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued   

1841  On May - 01 the first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California   

1841  1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif on this day in history.   

1844  On May - 01 samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message   

1844  On May - 01 whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate   

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

1848  On this day in history the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.   

1850  On May - 01 john Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor   

1850  On this day in history john Geary becomes 1st SF mayor   

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

1851  On May - 01 great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London   

1852  On May - 01 the Philippine peso is introduced into circulation.   

1852  On this day in history calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter   

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

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

0408  On May - 01 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 this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.