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 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 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  On this day in history johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote  

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

1849  Wyatt Eaton, artist on this day in history.  

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

1851  Linus Yale patents Yale-lock on this day in history.  

1851  New slave regulations go into effect in Suriname on May - 06.  

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

1852  On this day in history charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75  

1853  The first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT) on May - 06.  

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  On May - 06 the birth of Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist  

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

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  On May - 06 friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies  

1860  SF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms on May - 06.  

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

1861  On May - 06 jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy  

1861  On this day in history 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  On this day in history general Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA  

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

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

1581  On May - 06 birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter  

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  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on May - 06.  

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

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

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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