Page 2: Historical Events In May - 04

1769  Charles Hague, composer   

1770  Christian Gottfried Krause, composer, dies at 51.   

1776  Rhode Island declares independence from England   

1776  Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist   

1777  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

1780  American Academy of Arts and Science founded   

1780  In this year, Charles Bunbury on Diomed claims inaugural Epsom Derby.   

1783  Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus   

1796  Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

1799  Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris.   

1805  Henry C Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in the Bronx NY.   

1805  Henry C Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx   

1814  Bourbon reign restored in France   

1818  Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling   

1820  Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

1825  Thomas Huxley, English naturalist is born.   

1825  Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist   

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch).   

1832  Jan van Speyck, Dutch admiral, buried in New Church   

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition reaches 200 km from Atlantic Ocean.   

1835  Edmund Hart Turpin, composer.   

1839  The Cunard Steamship Company Ltd forms San Bonifacio.   

1843  Great-Britain annexes Natal   

1846  US state of Michigan ends death penalty   

1846  US state Michigan ends death penalty   

1847  New York State creates a Board of Commissioners of Emigration   

1847  NY State creates a Board of Commissioners of Emigration.   

1851  The inaugural major San Fransisco fire.   

1851  1st major SF fire.   

1855  Camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66.   

1858  War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz   

1859  The Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated.   

1859  The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.   

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

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1006  Abd-allah ansari: Persian mystic/poet (monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh abdollah ansari: The persian sufi   

1008  King henry i of france: King henry i of france (d. 1060)   

1611  Carlo rainaldi: Composer   

1631  Mary i henriette stuart: Daughter of charles i/queen of england   

1635  Willem van outhoorn: Dutch governor-general (dutch east indies)   

1654  Kangxi emperor of china: Kangxi emperor of china (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di francesco cristofori: Italy, piano builder   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt engelbrektsson: Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  Death of Edward of westminster: Prince of wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Death of Husayn bayqarah: Ruler of herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Lorenzo ii de' medici: Duke of urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca ghini: Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Death of Paul buys: Grand pensionary of holland,   

1604  Death of Claudio merulo: Composer,   

1605  Ulisse aldrovandi: Italian biologist/medical,