Page 4: Historical Events In May - 06

1864  On May - 06 battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA   

1864  On May - 06 henry Livermore Abbott, US Union brig-general, dies in battle   

1868  Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont, Poland, novelist (Chiopi, Nobel-1924) on May - 06.   

1869  Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist on May - 06.   

1870  On this day in history amedos Peter Giannine, San Jose Calif, founded Bank of America   

1871  On this day in history august Reusner, composer   

1875  On May - 06 william Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff (1949)   

1879  On May - 06 johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist   

1880  Baron W Edmund, Archangel & Ironside, British fieldmarshal on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history chinese Exclusion Act US Congress ceases Chinese immigration   

1882  Epping Forest England dedicated by Queen Victoria on May - 06.   

1882  Chinese Exclusion Act: US Congress ceases Chinese immigration on May - 06.   

1882  On this day in history frederick Cavendish, assassinated by Fenian Invincibles, in Dublin   

1883  On May - 06 jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher/author [or May 9]   

1888  On May - 06 emmanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73)   

1889  On this day in history the Eiffel Tower designed by French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, 57, is completed at Paris for the Universal Exhibition that opens   

1889  On May - 06 universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed   

1889  Arthur Morison, typographer on this day in history.   

1890  Mormon Church renounces polygamy [1006-Truth Restored (Morman pub)] on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history claire Whitney, NY, silent film actress (Blind Fools, Haunted Mine)   

1890  Hubert Leonard, composer, dies at 71 on May - 06.   

1891  Conductors on London General Omnibus Company go on strike on this day in history.   

1892  On May - 06 ernest Guiraud, composer, dies at 54   

1894  On this day in history filip Lazar, composer   

1895  On May - 06 the birth of Rudolph Valentino, Silent film star   

1895  21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37.50 on May - 06.   

1895  On this day in history rudolph Valentino, Castellaneta Italy, sheik/actor (Eagle)   

1896  On May - 06 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75   

1897  On this day in history paul Alverdes, German writer (Pfeiferstube)   

1898  Daniel Gerber, Freemont Mi, beloved by babies at mealtime on May - 06.   

1902  British SS Camorta sinks off Rangoon; 739 die on this day in history.   

1902  On May - 06 zulu assault at Holkrantz South-Africa   

1902  On May - 06 walter Dawson, British Air Chief marshall   

1903  Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers on May - 06.   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

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

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

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  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on May - 06.   

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  On May - 06 death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37