Historical Events In May - 01

1786  On May - 01 wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna  

1788  Smallpox in Pueblo Indians on this day in history.  

1788  Measles in United States on this day in history.  

1789  On May - 01 smallpox in New South Wales, Australia  

1793  On this day in history influenza and epidemic typhus in United States  

1793  Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, resurgences in United States on May - 01.  

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on May - 01.  

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on May - 01.  

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet on this day in history.  

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on May - 01.  

1822  On this day in history john Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston  

1822  On May - 01 john Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston  

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice  

1830  On this day in history mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer  

1831  Antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1833  On this day in history the passenger ship Lady of the Lake sinks after striking an iceberg  

1834  Belgian parliament accept railway laws on May - 01.  

1835  Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

1839  Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) on May - 01.  

1840  The first adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued on this day in history.  

1840  On May - 01 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued  

1841  The first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California on May - 01.  

1841  1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif on May - 01.  

1844  Samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message on May - 01.  

1844  On May - 01 whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate  

1846  Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world on this day in history.  

1848  The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on May - 01.  

1850  John Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor on May - 01.  

1850  On May - 01 john Geary becomes 1st SF mayor  

1851  Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace on this day in history.  

1851  On May - 01 great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London  

1852  On this day in history the Philippine peso is introduced into circulation.  

1852  Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter on this day in history.  

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1218  On May - 01 birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)  

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)  

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.  

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)  

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.  

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.  

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)  

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)  

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.  

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.  

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.  

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies