Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On this day in history haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

1888  On this day in history italy &Spain sign military covenant   

1888  Italy & Spain sign military covenant on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history francis J Spellman, US Cardinal   

1891  Frederick Jacobi, composer on May - 04.   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on May - 04.   

1892  Canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide on May - 04.   

1893  Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy)   

1893  On May - 04 george Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82   

1896  Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.   

1896  The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)   

1897  On May - 04 fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200   

1897  On this day in history 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5   

1898  24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 on this day in history.   

1899  On May - 04 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12   

1902  Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author on this day in history.   

1903  On May - 04 luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist)   

1903  On May - 04 goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans   

1904  Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America on May - 04.   

1904  On May - 04 construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.   

1905  Mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando) on May - 04.   

1906  Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall.   

1909  On this day in history howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776)   

1910  On this day in history canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent.   

1910  On this day in history canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy   

1910  On May - 04 parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  On this day in history tel Aviv founded   

1910  On this day in history canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent   

1910  Mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia) on this day in history.   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on May - 04.   

1912  On May - 04 lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show)   

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

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

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82