Historical Events In May - 09

1855  On this day in history julius Rontgen, composer  

1860  On May - 09 james Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan)  

1862  On May - 09 battle of Farmington MS  

1862  On May - 09 uS Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis MD to Newport RI  

1862  Battle of Farmington, MS on this day in history.  

1864  Battle of Cloyd's Mount &Swift Creek VA (Drewery's Bluff, Fort Darling) on this day in history.  

1864  Ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark on May - 09.  

1864  Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church VA on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history -20] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia  

1864  On this day in history "Uncle" John Sedgwick, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 50  

1865  August de Boeck, composer on May - 09.  

1868  On May - 09 anton Bruckner's first Symphony in C, premieres  

1868  On this day in history anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres  

1873  The birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist on this day in history.  

1873  Der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression on May - 09.  

1873  On this day in history howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)  

1874  Victoria Embankment, in London opens on May - 09.  

1877  On this day in history mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.  

1880  On this day in history johann Hermann Berens, composer, dies at 54  

1882  On this day in history telegraph Hill RR Company organized  

1882  Telegraph Hill RR Co organized on this day in history.  

1882  On May - 09 henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam)  

1884  On May - 09 hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69  

1887  On this day in history buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.  

1887  On this day in history jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer  

1889  15th Kentucky Derby Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2 34½ on this day in history.  

1889  15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.50 on this day in history.  

1889  15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34½ on May - 09.  

1892  Eric Westberg, composer on May - 09.  

1895  Lucian Blaga, Romaniams philosopher/poet (Dogmatic Aeon) on May - 09.  

1896  First horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models) on May - 09.  

1896  On this day in history 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models)  

1899  On May - 09 lawn mower patented  

1899  Edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet on this day in history.  

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.  

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader  

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.  

1079  On this day in history death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on May - 09.  

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

1446  On this day in history death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)  

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.  

1474  On May - 09 death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded  

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66