Page 3: Historical Events In May - 03

1810  Lord Byron swims Hellespont on this day in history.   

1811  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 on this day in history.   

1815  Battle at Tolentino Austria beats king Joachim of Naples on this day in history.   

1815  Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples on May - 03.   

1815  Hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist on May - 03.   

1816  On this day in history montgomery Cunningham Meigs, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union Army), died in 1892   

1819  Nicola De Giosa, composer on May - 03.   

1822  Society for the Propagation of the Faith starts (Lyon, France) on May - 03.   

1822  On this day in history society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France)   

1826  On this day in history charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway (1859-72)/poet   

1830  The first regular steam train passenger service starts on this day in history.   

1830  1st regular steam train passenger service starts on this day in history.   

1837  The University of Athens is founded on May - 03.   

1839  On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67   

1841  New Zealand becomes a British colony on May - 03.   

1841  Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74 on May - 03.   

1844  On this day in history edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist   

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

1845  The first black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to the bar (Massachusetts) on May - 03.   

1845  1st black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to bar (Mass) on this day in history.   

1846  Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas on May - 03.   

1849  On May - 03 the May Uprising in Dresden begins   

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 this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history antwerp-Rotterdam railway opens   

1856  On May - 03 adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27   

1859  Andy Adams, US writer (Log of a Cowboy) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1861  On this day in history gen Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan   

1861  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on May - 03.   

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on this day in history.   

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on May - 03.   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.   

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

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on this day in history.   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on May - 03.   

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

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on this day in history.