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 this day in history.   

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

1884  On May - 01 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  On May - 01 maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Neth   

1886  On May - 01 uS general strike for 8 hour day, begins   

1886  Conrad Busken Huet, writer (Country of Rubens) on May - 01.   

1887  On this day in history alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48)   

1889  On this day in history bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany)   

1889  On this day in history 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 May - 01 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  Willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89 on May - 01.   

1893  World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago on May - 01.   

1895  On this day in history leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946)   

1896  Nasr-ed-Din, shah of Persia (184.-96), murdered at 65 on May - 01.   

1898  On May - 01 george Dewey commands, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" as US route Spanish fleet at Manila   

1898  On this day in history eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62)   

1898  Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81 on May - 01.   

1900  On this day in history premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield UT   

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

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

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

1901  Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox on this day in history.   

1902  John Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85 on May - 01.   

1903  Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies on May - 01.   

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  On May - 01 phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0   

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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  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 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 this day in history.   

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 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  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies