Page 5: Historical Events In May - 01

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

1854  On May - 01 amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes   

1857  On this day in history william Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy   

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 this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 01 confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars"   

1863  On this day in history confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers   

1863  On this day in history battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died)   

1863  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history atlanta campaign, Georgia   

1864  Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign) on May - 01.   

1864  Wilderness campaign on this day in history.   

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

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on May - 01.   

1867  On May - 01 reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration   

1867  Howard University chartered on May - 01.   

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

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

1869  On May - 01 folies Bergere opens in Paris   

1870  On May - 01 francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay   

1872  On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies   

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

1873  The first US postal card issued on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 01 1st US postal card issued   

1873  On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  On this day in history vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39   

1875  On May - 01 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities   

1880  On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)   

1881  On this day in history pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist   

1883  On this day in history "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show   

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

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

1493  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

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  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.   

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 01.   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

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