Historical Events In May - 01
Friday, 25 October 2024
1883 Amsterdam World's Fair opens on May - 01.
1883 "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show on May - 01.
1884 On this day in history construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories)
1884 On May - 01 construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)
1884 Felipe Boero, composer on May - 01.
1885 On May - 01 maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands
1885 On this day in history maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth
1886 On this day in history uS general strike for 8 hour day, begins
1886 Conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens) on May - 01.
1887 Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48) on May - 01.
1889 Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany) on May - 01.
1889 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International on this day in history.
1891 Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3 on this day in history.
1892 US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Fransisco Bay on May - 01.
1892 US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, SF Bay on May - 01.
1892 On this day in history howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone)
1892 On May - 01 willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89
1893 World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago on May - 01.
1895 Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946) on this day in history.
1896 Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 on May - 01.
1898 On this day in history george Dewey commands, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" as US route Spanish fleet at Manila
1898 On May - 01 eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62)
1898 On May - 01 alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81
1900 Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield UT on May - 01.
1900 On May - 01 premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah
1900 Ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician (Bread & Wine) on May - 01.
1901 Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo on May - 01.
1901 Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox on May - 01.
1902 On May - 01 john Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85
1903 Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies on this day in history.
1904 On May - 01 antonÃnDvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62
1905 Leila Hyams, NYC, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap) on May - 01.
1906 Troops in Paris make many arrests during a May Day protest on this day in history.
1906 On this day in history phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0
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