Historical Events In May - 01

1853  On this day in history argentina adopts it's constitution   

1854  Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes on this day in history.   

1857  William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy on May - 01.   

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

1863  Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on May - 01.   

1863  On this day in history confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars"   

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  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  Atlanta campaign, Georgia on May - 01.   

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

1864  Wilderness campaign on May - 01.   

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

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 May - 01.   

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris on May - 01.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

1874  On May - 01 vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39   

1875  238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities on this day in history.   

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) on this day in history.   

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 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  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1545  On May - 01 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  On May - 01 dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies