Historical Events In May - 03

1863  On May - 03 battle of Chancellorsville-Beaten Union army withdraws  

1863  On this day in history battle of Fredricksburg VA (Marye's Heights)  

1863  Battle of Salem Church VA on May - 03.  

1863  On May - 03 elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 35  

1864  On this day in history 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA Confederate assault  

1864  On May - 03 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault  

1864  On this day in history 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA: Confederate assault  

1867  The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island on May - 03.  

1867  On May - 03 jack Hearne, cricketer (cousin of George & Alec 12 Tests for Eng)  

1868  On May - 03 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68  

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1873  On this day in history nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]  

1874  On this day in history francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker  

1876  Bert Hopkins, cricketer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900's) on this day in history.  

1881  Josip Jurcic, Slovic writer (Schone Vida), dies on May - 03.  

1886  On May - 03 m A Maclean elected first mayor of Vancouver British Columbia  

1886  M A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC on this day in history.  

1887  In the Sonora, Mexico region a 7.4 earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault on May - 03.  

1890  On May - 03 b Traven, writer  

1892  On this day in history beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress (It's a Wonderful Life)  

1893  Hope Landin, Minneapolis MN on May - 03.  

1893  On this day in history josef Rudolf Zavrtal, composer, dies at 73  

1895  On May - 03 earnest Kantorowicz, German/US historian (Laudes regiae)  

1897  On this day in history v K Krishna Menon, India, minister of defense  

1898  On this day in history camp Merriman established at Presidio (San Fransisco)  

1898  Camp Merriman forms at Presidio (SF) (see 0517) on May - 03.  

1898  On this day in history golda Meir, [Meyerson], Kiev Ukraine, 4th Israeli PM (1969-74)  

1899  Aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven) on May - 03.  

1900  26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25 on this day in history.  

1901  Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville FL on this day in history.  

1901  On May - 03 fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida  

1901  Gino Cervi, Bologna Italy, actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja) on May - 03.  

1902  28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 on this day in history.  

1902  On May - 03 hugo Friedhofer, composer  

1902  On May - 03 david R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64  

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

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)  

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  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  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal  

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

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 03.  

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

1160  On May - 03 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  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on May - 03.  

1410  On May - 03 alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies  

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.  

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