Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

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

1893  Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging.   

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free and Easy)   

1893  George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82   

1896  Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO.   

1896  The inaugural edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

1896  1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)   

1897  Fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon results in the deaths of 200   

1897  In this year, 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II claims in 2:12.5   

1898  In this year, 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit claims in 2:09   

1899  In this year, 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel claims in 2:12.   

1902  Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author.   

1903  Luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist).   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans.   

1904  Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America.   

1904  Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal   

1905  Mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando).   

1906  Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder)   

1907  Ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall   

1909  Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776).   

1910  Canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent   

1910  Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  Parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  Tel Aviv founded   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent   

1910  Mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia).   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes   

1912  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show).   

1914  Abdel Karim Kassem, general/premier/dictator of Iraq (1958-63)   

1915  Italy drops Triple Alliance with Austria-Hungaryb and Germany.   

1915  Curt Conway, Boston MA, actor (Raw Deal).   

1916  At request of US, Germany curtails its submarine warfare   

1916  Maurice "Moe" Purtill, jazz drummer   

1917  Arabs sack Tel Aviv.   

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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  Husayn bayqarah: Ruler of herat (b. 1438)   

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

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

1594  Paul buys: Grand pensionary of holland,   

1604  Death of Claudio merulo: Composer,   

1605  Death of Ulisse aldrovandi: Italian biologist/medical,