Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On this day in history haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

1888  On this day in history italy &Spain sign military covenant   

1888  Italy & Spain sign military covenant on May - 04.   

1889  On this day in history francis J Spellman, US Cardinal   

1891  On May - 04 frederick Jacobi, composer   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide   

1893  Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging on this day in history.   

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on May - 04.   

1893  George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 on May - 04.   

1896  Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.   

1896  The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.   

1896  1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.   

1897  Fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 on May - 04.   

1897  On this day in history 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5   

1898  On this day in history 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09   

1899  25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 on May - 04.   

1902  On May - 04 cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author   

1903  Luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist) on May - 04.   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on May - 04.   

1904  On this day in history work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America   

1904  Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal on this day in history.   

1905  Mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando) on this day in history.   

1906  Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder) on this day in history.   

1907  Ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall on this day in history.   

1909  Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776) on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 04 canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent.   

1910  Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy on May - 04.   

1910  Parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy on May - 04.   

1910  Tel Aviv founded on this day in history.   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent on this day in history.   

1910  Mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia) on May - 04.   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on this day in history.   

1912  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) 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 May - 04.   

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  On May - 04 birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on May - 04.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on May - 04.   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on May - 04.   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.