Page 5: Historical Events In May - 01

1853  On May - 01 argentina adopts it's constitution   

1854  On this day in history 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  Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer on May - 01.   

1859  On May - 01 bohuslav Jeremias, composer   

1861  On this day in history 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  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 01 battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi   

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on this day in history.   

1863  Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1864  Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign) on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 01 wilderness campaign   

1864  On May - 01 -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)   

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on May - 01.   

1867  On this day in history reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration   

1867  Howard University chartered on May - 01.   

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

1869  On this day in history a colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH   

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

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay on May - 01.   

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

1873  On May - 01 emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

1873  The first US postal card issued on this day in history.   

1873  1st US postal card issued on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 01 david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  On this day in history vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39   

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

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

1881  Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist on May - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1285  On May - 01 birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.   

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

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 this day in history.   

1277  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

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

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 this day in history.