Historical Events Happened In May - 01

1852  Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter on May - 01.  

1853  On this day in history argentina adopts it's constitution  

1854  Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes on May - 01.  

1857  William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy on May - 01.  

1858  On this day in history anthony Johnson Showalter, composer  

1859  Bohuslav Jeremias, composer on May - 01.  

1861  Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on May - 01.  

1862  Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans on this day in history.  

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.  

1863  Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on May - 01.  

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on May - 01.  

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

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.  

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

1864  On May - 01 atlanta campaign, Georgia  

1864  On May - 01 battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)  

1864  On this day in history wilderness campaign  

1864  -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) on this day in history.  

1866  On May - 01 american Equal Rights Association forms  

1867  On May - 01 reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration  

1867  Howard University chartered on this day in history.  

1869  "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France on May - 01.  

1869  On May - 01 a colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH  

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris on this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay  

1872  Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on May - 01.  

1873  On May - 01 emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)  

1873  On this day in history the first US postal card issued  

1873  On this day in history 1st US postal card issued  

1873  David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 on May - 01.  

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on May - 01.  

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

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) on this day in history.  

1881  On this day in history pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist  

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)  

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

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

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

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.  

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.  

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

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)  

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)  

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

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals  

1277  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies  

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

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.  

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies