Page 3: Historical Events In May - 04

1858  On this day in history war of the Reform (México); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz   

1858  War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz on May - 04.   

1859  On May - 04 the Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated.   

1859  On this day in history the Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.   

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) on this day in history.   

1860  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer, dies on May - 04.   

1861  On this day in history at Gretna LA, one of first guns of Rebel navy is cast   

1861  On May - 04 at Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel navy is cast   

1862  Battle at Williamsburg VA on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 04 yorktown VA - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains   

1862  On this day in history -5] Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville ends-Beaten Union army withdraws on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Chancellorsville-action at Salem Church   

1864  General Grant's Army at Potomac attacks at Rappahannock on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 04 ulysses S Grant crosses Rapidan &begins his duel with Robert E Lee   

1864  -16] actions at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia on May - 04.   

1865  On this day in history battle of Citronville AL; Richard Taylor surrenders   

1865  Battle of Mobile AL on May - 04.   

1865  On May - 04 battle of Citronville, AL; Richard Taylor surrenders   

1866  Woodward's Gardens opens to public on May - 04.   

1867  Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history the Naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan.   

1871  On May - 04 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double   

1871  On May - 04 mynona, writer   

1875  Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer (Don Quixote & Celestine) on May - 04.   

1877  Arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115) on May - 04.   

1878  Phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 04 phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House   

1879  On this day in history william Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68   

1881  On May - 04 aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917-Prelude to Bolshevism)   

1882  On this day in history wilhelm Lehmann, writer   

1883  On this day in history john Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Mississippi)   

1883  On May - 04 john Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Miss)   

1885  Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 on May - 04.   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on May - 04.   

1008  On May - 04 birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  On May - 04 birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on May - 04.   

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on May - 04.   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82