Page 3: Historical Events In May - 02

1846  On May - 02 zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1847  On this day in history sabbath famine   

1849  On this day in history david H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84   

1853  On this day in history franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC)   

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

1855  On this day in history theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  On this day in history frederic Cliffe, composer   

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

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer on this day in history.   

1860  D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) on May - 02.   

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

1863  On this day in history stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North   

1863  On this day in history south defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va   

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 May - 02.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1876  On May - 02 ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League   

1878  US stops minting 20¢ coin on May - 02.   

1878  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1884  Francois de Vries, Dutch economist on this day in history.   

1885  On May - 02 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published   

1885  On May - 02 congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium   

1885  On this day in history "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published   

1886  Gottfried Benn, writer on this day in history.   

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

1887  On May - 02 hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film   

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 this day in history territory of Oklahoma created   

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1360  On this day in history birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

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

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

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

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

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

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on May - 02.   

0907  On this day in history death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

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

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

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