Page 3: Historical Events In May - 06

1833  John Deere makes 1st steel plow on this day in history.   

1835  On this day in history the first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢)   

1835  On this day in history 1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent)   

1836  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1838  On May - 06 alfred Humphreys Pease, composer   

1840  The first postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!) on this day in history.   

1840  1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) on May - 06.   

1841  John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1843  On May - 06 grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah   

1844  On this day in history johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote   

1848  On this day in history otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony   

1849  Wyatt Eaton, artist on May - 06.   

1851  On May - 06 dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"   

1851  Linus Yale patents Yale-lock on May - 06.   

1851  On May - 06 new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

1851  San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts on May - 06.   

1852  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history the first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT)   

1853  On May - 06 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut)   

1856  On this day in history the birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer   

1856  The birth of Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist on this day in history.   

1856  Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies   

1858  On this day in history georges Adolphe Hue, composer   

1859  On this day in history luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist   

1859  Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on May - 06.   

1860  On this day in history sF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms   

1861  Arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US on May - 06.   

1861  On May - 06 jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy   

1861  On May - 06 arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US   

1861  Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 06 henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44   

1864  On May - 06 battle of Port Walthall Junction VA   

1864  On May - 06 general Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA   

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  On May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  On this day in history birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.   

0523  On this day in history death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0680  On May - 06 death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on this day in history.   

1085  On May - 06 king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.   

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37