Historical Events In May - 01

1853  On May - 01 argentina adopts it's constitution  

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

1857  On May - 01 william Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy  

1858  Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer on this day in history.  

1859  Bohuslav Jeremias, composer on this day in history.  

1861  Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on May - 01.  

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

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.  

1863  Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on this day in history.  

1863  On May - 01 confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars"  

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

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

1863  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on May - 01.  

1864  Atlanta campaign, Georgia on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)  

1864  On May - 01 wilderness campaign  

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

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on May - 01.  

1867  Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration on this day in history.  

1867  Howard University chartered on this day in history.  

1869  "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France on this day in history.  

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

1869  On this day in history folies Bergere opens in Paris  

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay on this day in history.  

1872  On May - 01 amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies  

1873  On May - 01 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 this day in history.  

1873  David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

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

1880  On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)  

1881  On May - 01 pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist  

1883  On May - 01 "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show  

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

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.  

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)  

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 this day in history.  

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.  

1118  On May - 01 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 this day in history 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  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.  

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.