Historical Events In May - 01

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

1883  On this day in history "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show  

1884  On this day in history construction begins on Chicago's first skyscraper (10 stories)  

1884  On this day in history construction begins on Chicago 1st skyscraper (10 stories)  

1884  Felipe Boero, composer on May - 01.  

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 May - 01.  

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1889  Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany) on this day in history.  

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  US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Fransisco Bay on this day in history.  

1892  On May - 01 uS Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, SF Bay  

1892  Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone) on May - 01.  

1892  Willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89 on May - 01.  

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

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

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  Eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62) on this day in history.  

1898  Alphonse Wauters, Belgian historian, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1901  Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo on this day in history.  

1901  On May - 01 detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox  

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

1903  Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies on this day in history.  

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

1905  On this day in history leila Hyams, NYC, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap)  

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

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.  

1545  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer  

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

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.  

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 May - 01.  

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  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

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