Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

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

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

1888  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging   

1893  On May - 04 edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy)   

1893  George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 on May - 04.   

1896  On this day in history 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 this day in history fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200   

1897  23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5 on May - 04.   

1898  24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 on May - 04.   

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 May - 04.   

1903  On this day in history luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist)   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 04 work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America   

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 May - 04 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  Parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy on May - 04.   

1910  Tel Aviv founded on this day in history.   

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

1910  On May - 04 mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia)   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on this day in history.   

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

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1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

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 this day in history.   

1611  On May - 04 birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

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

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

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

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

1436  On May - 04 death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

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

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

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

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

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

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.