Historical Events In May - 03

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville-Beaten Union army withdraws on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 03 battle of Fredricksburg VA (Marye's Heights)   

1863  Battle of Salem Church VA on this day in history.   

1863  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 35 on May - 03.   

1864  On May - 03 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA Confederate assault   

1864  3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault on May - 03.   

1864  On May - 03 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA: Confederate assault   

1867  On this day in history the Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.   

1867  On this day in history jack Hearne, cricketer (cousin of George & Alec 12 Tests for Eng)   

1868  On May - 03 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68   

1873  On May - 03 nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]   

1874  On this day in history francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker   

1876  On May - 03 bert Hopkins, cricketer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900's)   

1881  On May - 03 josip Jurcic, Slovic writer (Schone Vida), dies   

1886  M A Maclean elected first mayor of Vancouver British Columbia on this day in history.   

1886  M A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC on May - 03.   

1887  In the Sonora, Mexico region a 7.4 earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault on May - 03.   

1890  On this day in history b Traven, writer   

1892  Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress (It's a Wonderful Life) on May - 03.   

1893  Hope Landin, Minneapolis MN on May - 03.   

1893  Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, composer, dies at 73 on May - 03.   

1895  On May - 03 earnest Kantorowicz, German/US historian (Laudes regiae)   

1897  V K Krishna Menon, India, minister of defense on May - 03.   

1898  Camp Merriman established at Presidio (San Fransisco) on May - 03.   

1898  Camp Merriman forms at Presidio (SF) (see 0517) on this day in history.   

1898  Golda Meir, [Meyerson], Kiev Ukraine, 4th Israeli PM (1969-74) on May - 03.   

1899  On this day in history aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven)   

1900  On this day in history 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25   

1901  Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville FL on this day in history.   

1901  Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida on May - 03.   

1901  Gino Cervi, Bologna Italy, actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja) on May - 03.   

1902  On May - 03 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75   

1902  On this day in history hugo Friedhofer, composer   

1902  On May - 03 david R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on May - 03.   

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.   

1469  On May - 03 birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.   

1010  On this day in history ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  On this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.   

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on this day in history.   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on May - 03.   

1481  On May - 03 death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)