Historical Events In May - 03

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville-Beaten Union army withdraws on this day in history.  

1863  Battle of Fredricksburg VA (Marye's Heights) on May - 03.  

1863  On this day in history battle of Salem Church VA  

1863  On this day in history elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 35  

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

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

1864  3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA: Confederate assault on May - 03.  

1867  The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island on this day in history.  

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 May - 03 francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker  

1876  Bert Hopkins, cricketer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900's) on May - 03.  

1881  On May - 03 josip Jurcic, Slovic writer (Schone Vida), dies  

1886  M A Maclean elected first mayor of Vancouver British Columbia on May - 03.  

1886  On May - 03 m A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC  

1887  On May - 03 in the Sonora, Mexico region a 7.4 earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault  

1890  B Traven, writer on May - 03.  

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

1893  Hope Landin, Minneapolis MN on May - 03.  

1893  Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, composer, dies at 73 on May - 03.  

1895  Earnest Kantorowicz, German/US historian (Laudes regiae) on this day in history.  

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

1898  On May - 03 camp Merriman established at Presidio (San Fransisco)  

1898  On May - 03 camp Merriman forms at Presidio (SF) (see 0517)  

1898  Golda Meir, [Meyerson], Kiev Ukraine, 4th Israeli PM (1969-74) on May - 03.  

1899  Aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1901  On this day in history gino Cervi, Bologna Italy, actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja)  

1902  28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 on May - 03.  

1902  Hugo Friedhofer, composer on this day in history.  

1902  David R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64 on May - 03.  

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0612  On May - 03 birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)  

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

1428  On this day in history birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)  

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

1446  On this day in history birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)  

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

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

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 May - 03 death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)  

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

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

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

1442  On May - 03 engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies  

1481  On May - 03 death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)