Historical Events In May - 02

1729  On May - 02 the birth of Catherine The Great   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) on this day in history.   

1736  Albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society on this day in history.   

1749  On May - 02 empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"   

1750  On this day in history carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua   

1750  Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè," premieres in Mantua on May - 02.   

1752  On this day in history ludwig August Lebrun, composer   

1754  On this day in history vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  On May - 02 jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist   

1772  On May - 02 novalis, writer   

1776  France &Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels on May - 02.   

1776  France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels on May - 02.   

1779  On May - 02 john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)   

1780  On this day in history william Herschel discovers first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris   

1780  On May - 02 william Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris   

1799  Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1808  Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid on this day in history.   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer on May - 02.   

1810  Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740) on this day in history.   

1816  Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

1818  Herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55 on May - 02.   

1821  On this day in history abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1824  Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald) on May - 02.   

1829  After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia on this day in history.   

1833  Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs on May - 02.   

1835  Hudson's Bay Company launches The Beaver, the first steamship on the British Columbia coast on this day in history.   

1837  On May - 02 henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  On May - 02 carl Michael Ziehrer, composer   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents on May - 02.   

1845  On this day in history domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie"   

1845  On this day in history domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie"   

1845  On May - 02 august Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on May - 02.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on May - 02.   

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  On May - 02 death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.