Page 3: Historical Events In May - 02
Friday, 18 July 2025
1846 Zygmunt Noskowski, composer on this day in history.
1847 On May - 02 sabbath famine
1849 On May - 02 david H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84
1853 On this day in history franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC)
1853 On May - 02 marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)
1855 On this day in history theodore Moses Tobani, composer
1857 Frederic Cliffe, composer on this day in history.
1857 On May - 02 lC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies
1859 Eugene D'Harcourt, composer on this day in history.
1860 On May - 02 d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)
1862 On this day in history marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine)
1863 On May - 02 stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North
1863 South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va on this day in history.
1864 Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.
1865 On May - 02 president Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1865 On this day in history pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1866 On this day in history peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
1869 Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band) on May - 02.
1872 On May - 02 g G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC)
1876 On May - 02 ross Barnes hit first homerun in the National League
1876 Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League on this day in history.
1878 On this day in history uS stops minting 20¢ coin
1878 On this day in history uS stops minting 20 cent coin
1881 Portage La Prairie Manitoba, Canadian Pacific Railway starts building its prairie section of track; first sod turned for the CPR as a company line; first rail also laid at Fort William on May - 02.
1884 Francois de Vries, Dutch economist on May - 02.
1885 On May - 02 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published
1885 Congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium on this day in history.
1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published on May - 02.
1886 Gottfried Benn, writer on this day in history.
1887 G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence on this day in history.
1887 Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film on this day in history.
1887 Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's) on this day in history.
1889 On May - 02 abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale
1890 Territory of Oklahoma created on this day in history.
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