Historical Events In May - 04

1858  On May - 04 war of the Reform (México); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz   

1858  On this day in history war of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz   

1859  On this day in history the Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated.   

1859  The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

1860  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer, dies on May - 04.   

1861  On this day in history at Gretna LA, one of first guns of Rebel navy is cast   

1861  On May - 04 at Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel navy is cast   

1862  On May - 04 battle at Williamsburg VA   

1862  On May - 04 yorktown VA - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains   

1862  -5] Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia on May - 04.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville ends-Beaten Union army withdraws on May - 04.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville-action at Salem Church on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 04 general Grant's Army at Potomac attacks at Rappahannock   

1864  Ulysses S Grant crosses Rapidan &begins his duel with Robert E Lee on this day in history.   

1864  -16] actions at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia on this day in history.   

1865  Battle of Citronville AL; Richard Taylor surrenders on May - 04.   

1865  Battle of Mobile AL on May - 04.   

1865  On this day in history battle of Citronville, AL; Richard Taylor surrenders   

1866  Woodward's Gardens opens to public on May - 04.   

1867  On this day in history dynam-Victor Fumet, composer   

1869  The Naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan on this day in history.   

1871  1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double on May - 04.   

1871  Mynona, writer on May - 04.   

1875  On May - 04 ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer (Don Quixote & Celestine)   

1877  On May - 04 arthur Lang, US, boxer/businessman (Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115)   

1878  On May - 04 phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House   

1878  Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House on May - 04.   

1879  On this day in history william Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68   

1881  On this day in history aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917-Prelude to Bolshevism)   

1882  On this day in history wilhelm Lehmann, writer   

1883  On this day in history john Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Mississippi)   

1883  John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Miss) on May - 04.   

1885  Aleksandar I Karadjordjevic, monarch of Serbia (1842-58), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.   

1008  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On May - 04 birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82