Historical Events In May - 01

1853  Argentina adopts it's constitution on May - 01.  

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 May - 01 bohuslav Jeremias, composer  

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

1862  Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans on May - 01.  

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"  

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1863  Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on May - 01.  

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.  

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

1864  Wilderness campaign on May - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1867  Howard University chartered on May - 01.  

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

1869  On May - 01 a colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH  

1869  On May - 01 folies Bergere opens in Paris  

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

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

1873  Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) on May - 01.  

1873  On this day in history the first US postal card issued  

1873  On May - 01 1st US postal card issued  

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

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

1875  On May - 01 238 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 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 this day in history 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 May - 01.  

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

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 May - 01.  

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 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 May - 01.  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.  

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  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies