Historical Events In May - 09

1855  On this day in history julius Rontgen, composer   

1860  James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan) on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 09 battle of Farmington MS   

1862  On this day in history uS Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis MD to Newport RI   

1862  On May - 09 battle of Farmington, MS   

1864  Battle of Cloyd's Mount &Swift Creek VA (Drewery's Bluff, Fort Darling) on May - 09.   

1864  On this day in history ship battle at Helgoland, Austria-Denmark   

1864  On May - 09 skirmish at Ware Bottom Church VA   

1864  -20] Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia on May - 09.   

1864  "Uncle" John Sedgwick, US Union general-major, dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

1865  August de Boeck, composer on this day in history.   

1868  On May - 09 anton Bruckner's first Symphony in C, premieres   

1868  Anton Bruckner's 1st Symphony in C, premieres on this day in history.   

1873  The birth of Howard Carter, English egyptologist on May - 09.   

1873  On this day in history der Krach: Vienna stock market crash heralds the Long Depression.   

1873  On May - 09 howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)   

1874  Victoria Embankment, in London opens on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history mihail Kogălniceanu reads, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Declaration of Independence of Romania. This day became the Independence Day of Romania.   

1880  Johann Hermann Berens, composer, dies at 54 on May - 09.   

1882  On this day in history telegraph Hill RR Company organized   

1882  On this day in history telegraph Hill RR Co organized   

1882  Henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam) on May - 09.   

1884  Hermanus W Witteveen, theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.   

1887  Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer on May - 09.   

1889  15th Kentucky Derby Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2 34½ on May - 09.   

1889  On May - 09 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34.50   

1889  On May - 09 15th Kentucky Derby: Thomas Kiley aboard Spokane wins in 2:34½   

1892  Eric Westberg, composer on May - 09.   

1895  Lucian Blaga, Romaniams philosopher/poet (Dogmatic Aeon) on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 09 first horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models)   

1896  On May - 09 1st horseless carriage show in London (featured 10 models)   

1899  On this day in history lawn mower patented   

1899  On May - 09 edward Pollock, saxophone/clarinet   

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.   

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  On May - 09 death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered   

1280  On May - 09 magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42   

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on May - 09.   

1443  On May - 09 niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies   

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on this day in history.   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on May - 09.   

1474  On May - 09 death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  On May - 09 karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66