Historical Events In May - 01

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

1788  On May - 01 smallpox in Pueblo Indians  

1788  On May - 01 measles in United States  

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

1793  Influenza and epidemic typhus in United States on this day in history.  

1793  On May - 01 yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, resurgences in United States  

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on this day in history.  

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet  

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

1822  John Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston on May - 01.  

1822  John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston on May - 01.  

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) on May - 01.  

1829  On May - 01 jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice  

1830  Mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer on May - 01.  

1831  On this day in history antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82  

1833  On May - 01 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 May - 01.  

1839  Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) on this day in history.  

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

1840  1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued on this day in history.  

1841  The first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California on this day in history.  

1841  On this day in history 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif  

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

1844  Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate on this day in history.  

1846  Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world on May - 01.  

1848  The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

1850  John Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor on this day in history.  

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

1851  On this day in history great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace  

1851  On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London  

1852  The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation on May - 01.  

1852  Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter on May - 01.  

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.  

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  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)  

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 this day in history.  

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.  

0408  On May - 01 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  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies  

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.  

1308  On May - 01 death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered  

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