Page 4: Historical Events In May - 01

1786  Wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna on May - 01.   

1788  Smallpox in Pueblo Indians on May - 01.   

1788  Measles in United States on May - 01.   

1789  Smallpox in New South Wales, Australia on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history influenza and epidemic typhus in United States   

1793  On May - 01 yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, resurgences in United States   

1800  On this day in history ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874   

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on May - 01.   

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet on May - 01.   

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on May - 01.   

1822  John Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston on May - 01.   

1822  John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston on May - 01.   

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice   

1830  On this day in history mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer   

1831  Antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1833  The passenger ship Lady of the Lake sinks after striking an iceberg on this day in history.   

1834  Belgian parliament accept railway laws on this day in history.   

1835  Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) on May - 01.   

1839  On May - 01 chardonnet, inventor (rayon)   

1840  On May - 01 the first adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued   

1840  1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued on May - 01.   

1841  The first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California on May - 01.   

1841  1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif on May - 01.   

1844  On May - 01 samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message   

1844  On this day in history whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate   

1846  Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world on May - 01.   

1848  The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on May - 01.   

1850  On this day in history john Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor   

1850  John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace   

1851  On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London   

1852  The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation on this day in history.   

1852  On May - 01 calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

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

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

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

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

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

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.   

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

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies