Page 3: Historical Events In May - 04

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

1858  War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1860  On this day in history emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer, dies   

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

1861  On this day in history at Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel navy is cast   

1862  On May - 04 battle at Williamsburg VA   

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

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

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 May - 04.   

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

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

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

1865  Battle of Mobile AL on May - 04.   

1865  Battle of Citronville, AL; Richard Taylor surrenders on this day in history.   

1866  On May - 04 woodward's Gardens opens to public   

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

1869  On May - 04 the Naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan.   

1871  1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history mynona, writer   

1875  On May - 04 ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer (Don Quixote & Celestine)   

1877  On this day in history arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115)   

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

1878  Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House on this day in history.   

1879  On May - 04 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  Wilhelm Lehmann, writer on this day in history.   

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

1883  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.   

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

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  On May - 04 birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On May - 04 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 May - 04.   

1436  On May - 04 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  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on May - 04.   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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