Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

1886  Haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen on May - 04.   

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

1888  On May - 04 italy & Spain sign military covenant   

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

1891  Frederick Jacobi, composer on May - 04.   

1891  On May - 04 sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls   

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

1893  On May - 04 cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging   

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on May - 04.   

1893  On this day in history george Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82   

1896  On May - 04 grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO   

1896  On this day in history the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

1896  1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on May - 04.   

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

1897  On May - 04 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 May - 04.   

1899  On this day in history 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12   

1902  Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author on May - 04.   

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

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on May - 04.   

1904  Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America on this day in history.   

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

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  Ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall on this day in history.   

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

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  Parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 04 tel Aviv founded   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent on this day in history.   

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 this day in history lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show)   

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

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

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

1471  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

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

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.