Page 3: Historical Events In May - 02
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1846 Zygmunt Noskowski, composer on May - 02.
1847 On May - 02 sabbath famine
1849 David H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1853 Franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC) on May - 02.
1853 Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou) on this day in history.
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 On May - 02 eugene D'Harcourt, composer
1860 D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) on this day in history.
1862 Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine) on May - 02.
1863 Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North on May - 02.
1863 On May - 02 south defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va
1864 On May - 02 giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72
1865 President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis on this day in history.
1865 On May - 02 pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1866 Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao on May - 02.
1869 Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band) on May - 02.
1872 G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC) on May - 02.
1876 On this day in history 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 May - 02 uS stops minting 20¢ coin
1878 US stops minting 20 cent coin on this day in history.
1881 On this day in history 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.
1884 On this day in history francois de Vries, Dutch economist
1885 On this day in history "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published
1885 Congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium on May - 02.
1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published on this day in history.
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 May - 02.
1889 On this day in history abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale
1890 On this day in history territory of Oklahoma created
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