Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On this day in history haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

1888  Italy &Spain sign military covenant on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history italy & Spain sign military covenant   

1889  Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal on this day in history.   

1891  Frederick Jacobi, composer on this day in history.   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on May - 04.   

1892  Canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide on May - 04.   

1893  On this day in history cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging   

1893  On this day in history edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy)   

1893  On May - 04 george Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82   

1896  On this day in history grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO   

1896  The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 04 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)   

1897  On May - 04 fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200   

1897  23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5 on this day in history.   

1898  24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 on May - 04.   

1899  25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 on May - 04.   

1902  On May - 04 cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author   

1903  Luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist) on May - 04.   

1903  On May - 04 goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans   

1904  On this day in history work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America   

1904  Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal on May - 04.   

1905  Mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder)   

1907  On this day in history ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall.   

1909  Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776) on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 04 canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent.   

1910  On this day in history canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy   

1910  On May - 04 parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  On this day in history tel Aviv founded   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent on May - 04.   

1910  Mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia) on May - 04.   

1912  On this day in history italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes   

1912  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) on May - 04.   

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1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

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

1008  On May - 04 birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

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

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on May - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

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

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.