Page 2: Historical Events In May - 02

1729  The birth of Catherine The Great on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)   

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

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society on May - 02.   

1749  Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" on May - 02.   

1750  Carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè" premieres in Mantua on this day in history.   

1750  On May - 02 carlo Goldoni's "La Botega di Caffè," premieres in Mantua   

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer on May - 02.   

1754  On this day in history vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  On this day in history jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist   

1772  Novalis, writer on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history france &Spain agree to donate arms to American rebels   

1776  France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels on May - 02.   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) on this day in history.   

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

1780  On May - 02 william Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris   

1799  On May - 02 henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

1808  Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid on May - 02.   

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 May - 02 marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta.   

1817  Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer on this day in history.   

1818  On May - 02 herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55   

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

1824  Goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald) on May - 02.   

1829  After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history 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  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) on May - 02.   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents   

1845  Domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie" on May - 02.   

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

1845  On May - 02 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  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

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

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  On May - 02 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  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

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

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

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

1230  On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on May - 02.