Page 3: Historical Events In May - 02

1846  On this day in history zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1847  Sabbath famine on May - 02.   

1849  On this day in history david H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84   

1853  On this day in history franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC)   

1853  On this day in history marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  On May - 02 theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  On May - 02 frederic Cliffe, composer   

1857  On this day in history lC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies   

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer on this day in history.   

1860  D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 02 marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine)   

1863  Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 02 south defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va   

1864  Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72 on May - 02.   

1865  President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis on this day in history.   

1865  Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis on May - 02.   

1866  On this day in history peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.   

1869  On this day in history tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band)   

1872  G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC) on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history ross Barnes hit first homerun in the National League   

1876  On May - 02 ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League   

1878  US stops minting 20¢ coin on May - 02.   

1878  On May - 02 uS stops minting 20 cent coin   

1881  On this day in history portage La Prairie Manitoba, Canadian Pacific Railway starts building its prairie section of track; first sod turned for the CPR as a company line; first rail also laid at Fort William.   

1884  On this day in history francois de Vries, Dutch economist   

1885  On this day in history "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published   

1885  On this day in history congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium   

1885  "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published on May - 02.   

1886  Gottfried Benn, writer on May - 02.   

1887  G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence on May - 02.   

1887  On May - 02 hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film   

1887  Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's) on May - 02.   

1889  Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale on May - 02.   

1890  On this day in history territory of Oklahoma created   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

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

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

1551  On May - 02 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 May - 02.   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  On this day in history maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

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

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

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

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

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