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  On this day in history construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)   

1884  Felipe Boero, composer on this day in history.   

1885  Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands on May - 01.   

1885  Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth on May - 01.   

1886  On this day in history uS general strike for 8 hour day, begins   

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 this day in history.   

1889  Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany) on May - 01.   

1889  On May - 01 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International   

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

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

1892  On this day in history willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89   

1893  World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago on this day in history.   

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  George Dewey commands, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" as US route Spanish fleet at Manila on May - 01.   

1898  On May - 01 eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62)   

1898  On this day in history alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81   

1900  Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield UT on May - 01.   

1900  Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah on this day in history.   

1900  Ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician (Bread & Wine) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo   

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

1904  On May - 01 antonínDvorak, 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 May - 01.   

1906  Phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0 on May - 01.   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

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

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

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

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 May - 01.   

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

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

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