Page 3: Historical Events In May - 14

1847  Fanny Cacilia Mendelssohn Hensel, composer, dies at 41   

1853  Gail Borden patents her process for condensed milk.   

1861  The Canellas meteorite, an 859-gram chondrite-type meteorite, strikes the earth near Barcelona, Spain   

1862  Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents the chronograph   

1862  Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph.   

1863  Battle of Jackson MS   

1863  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer, dies at 46.   

1864  Battle of Reseca GA -Atlanta- (2nd day).   

1864  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer.   

1864  William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies   

1867  Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19)   

1868  Japanese Boshin War: end of the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle, former Shogunate forces withdraw northward to Aizu by way of Nikkō   

1870  Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer.   

1870  Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer, dies at 69   

1874  1st admission charge at a football game, Harvard beats McGill 3-0   

1877  John Roberts, composer, dies at 54   

1878  Vaseline is inaugural sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly).   

1878  Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

1879  The inaugural group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji aboard the Leonidas.   

1881  Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA (1.82)   

1883  Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer (Antwerp Devil)   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in the US.   

1884  Anti-Monopoly party forms in US.   

1885  In this year, 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton claims in 2:37.25.   

1885  Otto Klemperer, Breslau Germany, conductor/composer (Das Ziel)   

1886  In this year, 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali claims in 2:36.50   

1888  In this year, 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II claims in 2:38.00.   

1888  Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor (Tower of London).   

1889  The children's charity the NSPCC is launched in London   

1890  In this year, 16th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Murphy aboard Riley claims in 2:45   

1891  Egon Kornauth, composer.   

1892  Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem   

1892  Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer   

1893  Ivan Alexandrovich Vishnegradsky, composer.   

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1316  Charles iv: King of bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)   

1316  Charles iv: Holy roman emperor   

1553  Margaret of valois: Wife of henry iv   

1652  Johann philipp fortsch: Composer   

1666  Victor amadeus ii of sardinia: Victor amadeus ii of sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  Peder [nielsen] horrebow: Danish astronomer   

1686  Daniel gabriel fahrenheit: Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [ns=5/24]   

1699  Hans joachim von zieten: Prussian field marshal   

0347  Pachomius: Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (coenobieten),   

0649  Theodore: Greek pope (642-49) (excommunicated by paul ii),   

0964  John xii: [octavianus], pope (955-64),   

1470  Death of Charles viii of sweden: Charles viii of sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  Death of Nicolaus von amsdorf: German reform theologist,   

1574  Guru amar das: Third sikh guru (b. 1479)   

1608  Death of Charles iii: Duke of lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  Death of Henry iv: 1st bourbon-king of france (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56