Historical Events Happened In May - 01

1853  Argentina adopts it's constitution on this day in history.  Share it »

1854  Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes on this day in history.  Share it »

1857  William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy on this day in history.  Share it »

1858  Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1859  Bohuslav Jeremias, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1861  On this day in history lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry  Share it »

1862  On this day in history union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans  Share it »

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  On this day in history battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi  Share it »

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on this day in history.  Share it »

1863  On this day in history battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died)  Share it »

1863  On this day in history edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29  Share it »

1864  On this day in history atlanta campaign, Georgia  Share it »

1864  Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign) on this day in history.  Share it »

1864  Wilderness campaign on this day in history.  Share it »

1864  On this day in history -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)  Share it »

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on this day in history.  Share it »

1867  On this day in history reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration  Share it »

1867  On this day in history howard University chartered  Share it »

1869  On this day in history "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France  Share it »

1869  A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH on this day in history.  Share it »

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris on this day in history.  Share it »

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay on this day in history.  Share it »

1872  On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  Share it »

1873  On this day in history emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)  Share it »

1873  The first US postal card issued on this day in history.  Share it »

1873  1st US postal card issued on this day in history.  Share it »

1873  On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60  Share it »

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  Share it »

1875  238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities on this day in history.  Share it »

1880  On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)  Share it »

1881  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist on this day in history.  Share it »

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show on this day in history.  Share it »

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)  Share it »

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter  Share it »

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.  Share it »

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies  Share it »

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.  Share it »

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies  Share it »

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered  Share it »

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  Share it »

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1471  On this day in history thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91  Share it »