Historical Events In May - 02

1846  On May - 02 zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1847  Sabbath famine on May - 02.   

1849  David H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1853  Franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC) on this day in history.   

1853  Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou) on this day in history.   

1855  Theodore Moses Tobani, composer on this day in history.   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer on May - 02.   

1857  On May - 02 lC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies   

1859  On May - 02 eugene D'Harcourt, composer   

1860  D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 02 marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine)   

1863  Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North on May - 02.   

1863  South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va on this day in history.   

1864  Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1865  President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis   

1866  On May - 02 peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.   

1869  Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band) on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history g G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC)   

1876  On May - 02 ross Barnes hit first homerun in the National League   

1876  Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League on this day in history.   

1878  US stops minting 20¢ coin on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 02 uS stops minting 20 cent coin   

1881  Portage La Prairie Manitoba, Canadian Pacific Railway starts building its prairie section of track; first sod turned for the CPR as a company line; first rail also laid at Fort William on May - 02.   

1884  Francois de Vries, Dutch economist on May - 02.   

1885  "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published on May - 02.   

1885  On this day in history congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium   

1885  On May - 02 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published   

1886  Gottfried Benn, writer on May - 02.   

1887  G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence on this day in history.   

1887  Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's)   

1889  On May - 02 abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale   

1890  Territory of Oklahoma created on this day in history.   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on May - 02.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

1551  On May - 02 birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On May - 02 birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  On May - 02 death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.