Historical Events In May - 01
Friday, 22 September 2023
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 this day in history.
1858 On May - 01 anthony Johnson Showalter, composer
1859 On this day in history bohuslav Jeremias, composer
1861 Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on this day in history.
1862 Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans on May - 01.
1863 Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.
1863 On May - 01 battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
1863 Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on May - 01.
1863 Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on this day in history.
1863 On May - 01 battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died)
1863 On May - 01 edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29
1864 Atlanta campaign, Georgia on May - 01.
1864 On May - 01 battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)
1864 Wilderness campaign on this day in history.
1864 On May - 01 -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)
1866 On this day in history american Equal Rights Association forms
1867 Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration on May - 01.
1867 Howard University chartered on this day in history.
1869 On this day in history "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France
1869 A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH on this day in history.
1869 On May - 01 folies Bergere opens in Paris
1870 On May - 01 francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay
1872 Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.
1873 Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) on May - 01.
1873 The first US postal card issued on this day in history.
1873 1st US postal card issued on this day in history.
1873 David Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60 on May - 01.
1874 Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on May - 01.
1875 On this day in history 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities
1880 On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)
1881 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist on May - 01.
1883 "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show on this day in history.
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