Historical Events In May - 06

1833  John Deere makes 1st steel plow on this day in history.  

1835  The first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢) on May - 06.  

1835  1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent) on May - 06.  

1836  On this day in history christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78  

1838  Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer on this day in history.  

1840  The first postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!) on May - 06.  

1840  On May - 06 1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain)  

1841  On May - 06 john Thomson, composer, dies at 35  

1843  On this day in history grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah  

1844  Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote on May - 06.  

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1848  On May - 06 otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony  

1849  On this day in history wyatt Eaton, artist  

1851  On May - 06 dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"  

1851  On May - 06 linus Yale patents Yale-lock  

1851  On this day in history new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname  

1851  On May - 06 san Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts  

1852  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75 on May - 06.  

1853  The first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT) on this day in history.  

1853  1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut) on this day in history.  

1856  On May - 06 the birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer  

1856  The birth of Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist on this day in history.  

1856  On May - 06 robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909)  

1856  On this day in history william Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies  

1858  Georges Adolphe Hue, composer on May - 06.  

1859  On this day in history luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist  

1859  Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on this day in history.  

1860  On May - 06 sF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms  

1861  Arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US on this day in history.  

1861  Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy on this day in history.  

1861  On May - 06 arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US  

1861  On May - 06 radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)  

1862  On this day in history henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44  

1864  On this day in history battle of Port Walthall Junction VA  

1864  General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA on May - 06.  

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on May - 06.  

1501  On May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)  

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on May - 06.  

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter  

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)  

1713  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)  

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on May - 06.  

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.  

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.  

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)  

0988  On this day in history death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland  

1085  On May - 06 king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies  

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.  

1475  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64  

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.  

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.