Historical Events In May - 06

1833  John Deere makes 1st steel plow on May - 06.  

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

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

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

1838  On May - 06 alfred Humphreys Pease, composer  

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

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

1841  John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

1843  Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah on this day in history.  

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 May - 06 wyatt Eaton, artist  

1851  On this day in history dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"  

1851  On May - 06 linus Yale patents Yale-lock  

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

1851  San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts on this day in history.  

1852  On May - 06 charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75  

1853  On this day in history the first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT)  

1853  1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut) on May - 06.  

1856  On this day in history the birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer  

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

1856  Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) on May - 06.  

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

1858  Georges Adolphe Hue, composer on May - 06.  

1859  Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist on this day in history.  

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

1860  SF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US  

1861  Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy on May - 06.  

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

1861  Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.  

1862  Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

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

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)  

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on May - 06.  

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

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.  

1638  On May - 06 birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)  

1713  On this day in history birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)  

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on this day in history.  

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.  

0523  On May - 06 death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen  

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

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

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on May - 06.  

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.