Historical Events In May - 01

1853  Argentina adopts it's constitution on this day in history.   

1854  Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes on this day in history.   

1857  William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy on May - 01.   

1858  On May - 01 anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

1859  Bohuslav Jeremias, composer on May - 01.   

1861  Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on May - 01.   

1862  Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans on May - 01.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.   

1863  On May - 01 battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi   

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on May - 01.   

1863  Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.   

1863  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on May - 01.   

1864  On May - 01 atlanta campaign, Georgia   

1864  On May - 01 battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)   

1864  Wilderness campaign on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 01 -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)   

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration   

1867  On this day in history howard University chartered   

1869  "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history a colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH   

1869  On May - 01 folies Bergere opens in Paris   

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay on this day in history.   

1872  Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

1873  On this day in history the first US postal card issued   

1873  On May - 01 1st US postal card issued   

1873  David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 on May - 01.   

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on May - 01.   

1875  238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities on this day in history.   

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) on this day in history.   

1881  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist on May - 01.   

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show on May - 01.   

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1218  On May - 01 birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

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

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

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 May - 01.   

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  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  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  On May - 01 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.