Page 3: Historical Events In May - 06

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

1835  The first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢) on May - 06.   

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

1836  On this day in history christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78   

1838  On May - 06 alfred Humphreys Pease, composer   

1840  On May - 06 the first postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!)   

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

1841  On May - 06 john Thomson, composer, dies at 35   

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

1844  Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote on May - 06.   

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

1849  On May - 06 wyatt Eaton, artist   

1851  Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" on May - 06.   

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

1851  New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname on May - 06.   

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

1852  On this day in history charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75   

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

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

1856  The birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer on May - 06.   

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 May - 06 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  On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies   

1860  On May - 06 sF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms   

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  Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US on May - 06.   

1861  Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) on May - 06.   

1862  On this day in history henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44   

1864  On May - 06 battle of Port Walthall Junction VA   

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 May - 06.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on May - 06.   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

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

1638  On May - 06 birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  On May - 06 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  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  On May - 06 king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.   

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 this day in history.   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.