Page 3: Historical Events In May - 02

1846  On this day in history zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1847  On May - 02 sabbath famine   

1849  On May - 02 david H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84   

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

1853  On this day in history marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

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  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer on May - 02.   

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

1862  Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine) on May - 02.   

1863  On May - 02 stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North   

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

1864  On May - 02 giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72   

1865  President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis on May - 02.   

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

1866  Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao on this day in history.   

1869  Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band) on May - 02.   

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

1876  Ross Barnes hit first homerun in the National League on this day in history.   

1876  Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League on May - 02.   

1878  On this day in history uS stops minting 20¢ coin   

1878  On May - 02 uS stops minting 20 cent coin   

1881  On this day in history 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.   

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

1885  "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published on this day in history.   

1885  Congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium on May - 02.   

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

1886  On this day in history gottfried Benn, writer   

1887  G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence on May - 02.   

1887  Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film on May - 02.   

1887  On May - 02 edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's)   

1889  On this day in history abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale   

1890  On May - 02 territory of Oklahoma created   

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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 this day in history.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on May - 02.   

1702  On this day in history birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

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  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)