Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

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

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

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

1889  Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal on May - 04.   

1891  On May - 04 frederick Jacobi, composer   

1891  On May - 04 sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls   

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

1893  On May - 04 cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging   

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history george Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82   

1896  Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

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

1897  On this day in history 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 May - 04.   

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

1899  On this day in history 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12   

1902  Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author on this day in history.   

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

1903  On this day in history goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans   

1904  Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America on May - 04.   

1904  On this day in history construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.   

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

1906  On May - 04 esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder)   

1907  Ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall on May - 04.   

1909  On May - 04 howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776)   

1910  Canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent on this day in history.   

1910  Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy on May - 04.   

1910  Parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy on this day in history.   

1910  Tel Aviv founded on May - 04.   

1910  On this day in history canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent   

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

1912  On May - 04 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  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1631  On this day in history 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  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

1506  On May - 04 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  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

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

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