Historical Events In May - 02

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

1729  On May - 02 catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)   

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

1740  On May - 02 elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1749  Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" on this day in history.   

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

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

1752  On this day in history ludwig August Lebrun, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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

1776  France & Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1810  On May - 02 hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

1810  Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740) on May - 02.   

1816  Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta on May - 02.   

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 May - 02.   

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

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  On May - 02 birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

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  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

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

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

0649  On this day in history maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on May - 02.   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

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  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.