Page 2: Historical Events In May - 02

1729  On this day in history the birth of Catherine The Great   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) on May - 02.   

1736  On this day in history albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71   

1740  On this day in history elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1749  On May - 02 empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"   

1750  On this day in history carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua   

1750  On this day in history carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè," premieres in Mantua   

1752  On this day in history ludwig August Lebrun, composer   

1754  On May - 02 vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist on this day in history.   

1772  Novalis, writer on this day in history.   

1776  France &Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels on May - 02.   

1776  On May - 02 france & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) on May - 02.   

1780  William Herschel discovers first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris on May - 02.   

1780  William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris on May - 02.   

1799  Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58 on May - 02.   

1808  On this day in history uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid   

1810  On this day in history hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

1810  On this day in history rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740)   

1816  On this day in history marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta.   

1817  Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer on May - 02.   

1818  Herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55 on May - 02.   

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 on May - 02.   

1824  Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald) on this day in history.   

1829  On May - 02 after anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.   

1833  On May - 02 czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs   

1835  Hudson's Bay Company launches The Beaver, the first steamship on the British Columbia coast on May - 02.   

1837  On May - 02 henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer on May - 02.   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents on May - 02.   

1845  On this day in history domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie"   

1845  On May - 02 domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie"   

1845  On this day in history august Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on May - 02.   

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  On May - 02 maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on this day in history.   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)