Page 3: Historical Events In May - 03

1810  Lord Byron swims Hellespont on this day in history.   

1811  On May - 03 thomas Douglas, Lord Selkirk purchases 300,000 sq km of Manitoba from the Hudson's Bay Company for a Red River colony named to be named Assiniboia.   

1815  On this day in history battle at Tolentino Austria beats king Joachim of Naples   

1815  On May - 03 battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples   

1815  On May - 03 hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist   

1816  On May - 03 montgomery Cunningham Meigs, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union Army), died in 1892   

1819  Nicola De Giosa, composer on this day in history.   

1822  On May - 03 society for the Propagation of the Faith starts (Lyon, France)   

1822  On May - 03 society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France)   

1826  Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway (1859-72)/poet on May - 03.   

1830  On this day in history the first regular steam train passenger service starts   

1830  On May - 03 1st regular steam train passenger service starts   

1837  On May - 03 the University of Athens is founded.   

1839  Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1841  On May - 03 new Zealand becomes a British colony   

1841  On this day in history cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74   

1844  Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist on this day in history.   

1845  Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton China on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history the first black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to the bar (Massachusetts)   

1845  On May - 03 1st black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to bar (Mass)   

1846  On this day in history mexican army surrounds fort in Texas   

1849  The May Uprising in Dresden begins on May - 03.   

1849  Jacob Riis, Denmark, reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun) on this day in history.   

1851  On May - 03 most of San Fransisco destroyed by fire; 30 die   

1851  On this day in history most of SF destroyed by fire; 30 die   

1854  William Beale, composer, dies at 70 on May - 03.   

1855  On this day in history antwerp-Rotterdam railway opens   

1856  Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1859  Andy Adams, US writer (Log of a Cowboy) on May - 03.   

1860  Charles XV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden on this day in history.   

1861  On May - 03 general Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan   

1861  On May - 03 lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers &another 18,000 seamen   

1861  Gen Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan on May - 03.   

1861  On May - 03 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.   

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on this day in history.   

1535  On May - 03 birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  On this day in history ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on May - 03.   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  On May - 03 death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on May - 03.   

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)