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  On this day in history william Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy   

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

1859  On May - 01 bohuslav Jeremias, composer   

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

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

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

1863  On this day in history 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  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.   

1863  On this day in history edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29   

1864  Atlanta campaign, Georgia on May - 01.   

1864  Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign) on May - 01.   

1864  On this day in history wilderness campaign   

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

1866  On May - 01 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 this day in history 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 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 this day in history 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities   

1880  On May - 01 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)   

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

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

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  On May - 01 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 May - 01.   

1545  On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

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 May - 01.   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.   

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On this day in history 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 May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

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