Page 3: Historical Events In May - 06

1835  1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent)   

1836  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78   

1838  Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer.   

1840  The inaugural postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!).   

1840  1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain).   

1841  John Thomson, composer, dies at 35   

1843  Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah   

1844  Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote.   

1848  Otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony   

1849  Wyatt Eaton, artist   

1851  Dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine".   

1851  Linus Yale patents Yale-lock.   

1851  New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

1851  San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts   

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

1853  The inaugural major US rail disaster results in the deaths of 46 (Norwalk CT)   

1853  1st major US rail disaster results in the deaths of 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut).   

1856  Robert Peary, American Artic explorer is born.   

1856  Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist is born   

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

1856  William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies   

1858  Georges Adolphe Hue, composer   

1859  Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist   

1859  Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies   

1860  SF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms   

1861  Arkansas and Tennessee become 9th and 10th states to secede from US.   

1861  Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US and Confederacy.   

1861  Arkansas and Tennessee is recorded as becoming 9th and 10th state to secede from US   

1861  Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)   

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

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction VA.   

1864  General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA.   

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA.   

1864  Henry Livermore Abbott, US Union brig-general, dies in battle.   

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1397  Sejong the great of joseon: Ruler of korea   

1501  Marcellus ii: [marcello cervini], italy, humanist/pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans francken: The younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo lippi: [perlone zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  Henry capell: 1st baron capell, first lord of the british admiralty   

1713  Charles batteux: French philosopher   

1758  Maximilien robespierre: Arras fr, french revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois gjs andrieux: French writer/politician   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde: King of vandalen   

0680  Muawiyah i: Caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Dirk ii: West frisian count of holland   

1085  King alfonso vi: Of leon conquered toledo,   

1124  Balak: Emir of aleppo, murdered   

1475  Dieric bouts: Dutch painter,   

1502  James tyrrell: Alleged murderer of the princes in the tower (executed)   

1527  Death of Karel van bourbon: Military governor (lombardije),