Page 6: Historical Events In May - 01

1883  Amsterdam World's Fair opens on this day in history.   

1883  "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show on May - 01.   

1884  Construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories) on May - 01.   

1884  Construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories) on May - 01.   

1884  Felipe Boero, composer on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands   

1885  Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth on this day in history.   

1886  US general strike for 8 hour day, begins on May - 01.   

1886  Conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history uS Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Fransisco Bay   

1892  US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, SF Bay on this day in history.   

1892  On May - 01 howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone)   

1892  On May - 01 willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89   

1893  On May - 01 world Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago   

1895  Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946) on May - 01.   

1896  On this day in history nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65   

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  On May - 01 premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield UT   

1900  On May - 01 premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah   

1900  On this day in history ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician (Bread & Wine)   

1901  On May - 01 pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo   

1901  On this day in history detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox   

1902  John Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1903  On May - 01 arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies   

1904  AntonínDvorak, Czech composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

1906  Phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0 on this day in history.   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

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

1238  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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 May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

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

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 May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.