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 this day in history.   

1736  On May - 02 albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71   

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society on this day in history.   

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

1750  On May - 02 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  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer on May - 02.   

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

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

1772  Novalis, writer on May - 02.   

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

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

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

1780  William Herschel discovers first binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history william Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris   

1799  On this day in history henri-Joseph Rigel, composer, dies at 58   

1808  Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

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

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 this day in history herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55   

1821  On this day in history abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1824  On this day in history goethe visits Ettersberg (Buchenwald)   

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

1833  On this day in history czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs   

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

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

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

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents on this day in history.   

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

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

1845  August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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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 May - 02.   

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

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on May - 02.   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on this day in history.   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

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

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

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

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on May - 02.   

1450  On this day in history death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)