Page 5: Historical Events In May - 01

1853  Argentina adopts it's constitution on this day in history.   

1854  On May - 01 amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes   

1857  William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy on May - 01.   

1858  On May - 01 anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

1859  On May - 01 bohuslav Jeremias, composer   

1861  On May - 01 lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry   

1862  On this day in history union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans   

1863  On May - 01 battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died)   

1863  On May - 01 battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi   

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on May - 01.   

1863  On May - 01 confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers   

1863  On this day in history battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died)   

1863  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 01 atlanta campaign, Georgia   

1864  On May - 01 battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)   

1864  On May - 01 wilderness campaign   

1864  -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign) on this day in history.   

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on May - 01.   

1867  On May - 01 reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration   

1867  Howard University chartered on this day in history.   

1869  "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France on May - 01.   

1869  A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH on May - 01.   

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1870  On May - 01 francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay   

1872  Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on May - 01.   

1873  On this day in history emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

1873  On May - 01 the first US postal card issued   

1873  1st US postal card issued on May - 01.   

1873  On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on May - 01.   

1875  238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities on May - 01.   

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) on May - 01.   

1881  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist on this day in history.   

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show on this day in history.   

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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  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

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

1545  On May - 01 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.   

1171  On May - 01 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  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

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

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.