Page 2: Historical Events In May - 04

1752  Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

1769  Charles Hague, composer on May - 04.   

1770  On this day in history christian Gottfried Krause, composer, dies at 51   

1776  On this day in history rhode Island declares independence from England   

1776  Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist on this day in history.   

1777  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer on May - 04.   

1780  American Academy of Arts &Science founded on May - 04.   

1780  Charles Bunbury on Diomed wins first Epsom Derby on May - 04.   

1780  American Academy of Arts & Science founded on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus   

1796  Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) on May - 04.   

1799  On May - 04 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 on this day in history.   

1805  On this day in history henry C Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx   

1814  On this day in history bourbon reign restored in France   

1818  Netherlands &England sign treaty against illegal slave handling on May - 04.   

1818  On May - 04 netherlands & England sign treaty against illegal slave handling   

1820  On this day in history joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

1825  The birth of Thomas Huxley, English naturalist on May - 04.   

1825  On May - 04 thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist   

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) on May - 04.   

1832  On May - 04 jan van Speyck, Dutch admiral, buried in New Church   

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition reaches 200 km from Atlantic Ocean on May - 04.   

1835  On this day in history edmund Hart Turpin, composer   

1839  On May - 04 the Cunard Steamship Company Ltd forms San Bonifacio   

1843  On this day in history great-Britain annexes Natal   

1846  US state of Michigan ends death penalty on May - 04.   

1846  On May - 04 uS state Michigan ends death penalty   

1847  On this day in history new York State creates a Board of Commissioners of Emigration   

1847  NY State creates a Board of Commissioners of Emigration on this day in history.   

1851  The first major San Fransisco fire on May - 04.   

1851  On May - 04 1st major SF fire   

1855  Camille Pleyel, Austria piano builder/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on May - 04.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on May - 04.   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on May - 04.   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1566  On this day in history death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on May - 04.   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82