Page 3: Historical Events In May - 06

1833  On May - 06 john Deere makes 1st steel plow   

1835  The first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢) on this day in history.   

1835  1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent) on this day in history.   

1836  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78 on May - 06.   

1838  On this day in history alfred Humphreys Pease, composer   

1840  The first postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!) on this day in history.   

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

1841  John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 on May - 06.   

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

1844  On May - 06 johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote   

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

1849  On this day in history wyatt Eaton, artist   

1851  Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine" on May - 06.   

1851  Linus Yale patents Yale-lock on May - 06.   

1851  On May - 06 new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

1851  San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts on May - 06.   

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  On May - 06 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut)   

1856  The birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history the birth of Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist   

1856  Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) on this day in history.   

1856  William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies on this day in history.   

1858  Georges Adolphe Hue, composer on May - 06.   

1859  On May - 06 luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist   

1859  Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on May - 06.   

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  On this day in history jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy   

1861  Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US on May - 06.   

1861  On this day in history radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)   

1862  Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 on May - 06.   

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction VA on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history general Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA   

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1397  On this day in history birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  On May - 06 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  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On May - 06 birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

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

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on this day in history.   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

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

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

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 this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37