Page 2: Historical Events In May - 02

1729  The birth of Catherine The Great on this day in history.   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) on May - 02.   

1736  On May - 02 albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71   

1740  On this day in history elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1749  On this day in history empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"   

1750  Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua on this day in history.   

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

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer on this day in history.   

1754  On May - 02 vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  On this day in history jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist   

1772  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) on this day in history.   

1780  William Herschel discovers first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris on this day in history.   

1780  William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris on May - 02.   

1799  On this day in history henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

1808  On this day in history uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer on May - 02.   

1810  Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740) on May - 02.   

1816  Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta on May - 02.   

1817  On May - 02 zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

1818  Herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 on May - 02.   

1824  On this day in history goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald)   

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 May - 02.   

1837  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) on this day in history.   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On May - 02 elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents   

1845  On May - 02 domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie"   

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

1845  On this day in history august Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48   

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1360  On this day in history birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on May - 02.   

1458  On May - 02 birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

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

0649  On May - 02 maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

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

1450  On this day in history death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)