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  On May - 04 war of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz   

1859  The Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated on this day in history.   

1859  The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England on May - 04.   

1860  On this day in history emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

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

1861  On May - 04 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 May - 04.   

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

1862  -5] Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia on May - 04.   

1863  On May - 04 battle of Chancellorsville ends-Beaten Union army withdraws   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville-action at Salem Church on May - 04.   

1864  General Grant's Army at Potomac attacks at Rappahannock on May - 04.   

1864  Ulysses S Grant crosses Rapidan &begins his duel with Robert E Lee on this day in history.   

1864  -16] actions at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia on this day in history.   

1865  Battle of Citronville AL; Richard Taylor surrenders on May - 04.   

1865  On May - 04 battle of Mobile AL   

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

1866  Woodward's Gardens opens to public on this day in history.   

1867  Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer on May - 04.   

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  On May - 04 ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer (Don Quixote & Celestine)   

1877  On May - 04 arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115)   

1878  Phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House on May - 04.   

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

1879  William Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917-Prelude to Bolshevism)   

1882  Wilhelm Lehmann, writer on May - 04.   

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  On this day in history aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

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

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.   

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

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

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

1566  On this day in history death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

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