Historical Events In May - 01

1853  On May - 01 argentina adopts it's constitution   

1854  On this day in history amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes   

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

1858  On this day in history anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

1859  Bohuslav Jeremias, composer on this day in history.   

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

1862  On May - 01 union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans   

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

1863  Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on this day in history.   

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

1863  On this day in history confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers   

1863  On May - 01 battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died)   

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

1864  Atlanta campaign, Georgia on May - 01.   

1864  On this day in history battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)   

1864  Wilderness campaign on this day in history.   

1864  -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) on May - 01.   

1866  On May - 01 american Equal Rights Association forms   

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

1867  On this day in history howard University chartered   

1869  "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history a colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH   

1869  On this day in history folies Bergere opens in Paris   

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  Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1873  The first US postal card issued on May - 01.   

1873  On May - 01 1st US postal card issued   

1873  On May - 01 david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

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

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

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

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

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show on May - 01.   

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1218  On May - 01 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  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

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

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

1277  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.