Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

1886  Haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen on May - 04.   

1888  On May - 04 italy &Spain sign military covenant   

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

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

1891  Frederick Jacobi, composer on May - 04.   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on this day in history.   

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  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on May - 04.   

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 May - 04.   

1896  On May - 04 the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

1896  1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.   

1897  Fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 on May - 04.   

1897  23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5 on May - 04.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1904  On May - 04 work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America   

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

1905  On May - 04 mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando)   

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 this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history 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  On May - 04 parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  Tel Aviv founded on May - 04.   

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

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

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on May - 04.   

1912  On this day in history lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show)   

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1006  On May - 04 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 this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

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

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

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

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82