Page 3: Historical Events In May - 06

1833  John Deere makes 1st steel plow on May - 06.   

1835  On May - 06 the first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢)   

1835  On May - 06 1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent)   

1836  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78 on May - 06.   

1838  On this day in history alfred Humphreys Pease, composer   

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

1840  1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) on this day in history.   

1841  John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 on May - 06.   

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 May - 06 otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony   

1849  On May - 06 wyatt Eaton, artist   

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 this day in history.   

1852  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75 on May - 06.   

1853  On May - 06 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 May - 06.   

1856  On May - 06 robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)   

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

1858  On May - 06 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 this day in history.   

1860  SF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms on this day in history.   

1861  Arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US on this day in history.   

1861  Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US   

1861  On this day in history radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)   

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

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction VA on May - 06.   

1864  General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA on May - 06.   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 06.   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on May - 06.   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

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

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

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

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

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

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on May - 06.