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1857  Juan Morel Campos, composer   

1858  Frank Lynes, composer.   

1860  Republican convention (Chicago) selects Abraham Lincoln candidate   

1860  -18] Chicago: Republican convention selects Abraham Lincoln candidate.   

1861  Confederate Government offers war volunteers $10 premium.   

1861  Kentucky proclaims its neutrality.   

1861  Confederate govt offers war volunteers $10 premium   

1862  Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds inaugural automobile   

1862  Jean Joseph Etienne Lenoir builds 1st automobile.   

1862  Lev A Ms, Russian nobleman/poet, dies at 40.   

1863  Battle of Champion's Hill MS-bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign   

1863  Lloyd Tilghman, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 47.   

1864  Atlanta Campaign-battle of Resaca, ends (since May 13)   

1864  Battle of Bermuda Hundred VA.   

1864  Last battles at Drewry's Bluff VA (6666 casualties)   

1864  Lean Bear, Cheyenne chief, murdered   

1866  Charles Elmer Hires invents root beer.   

1866  The U S Congress authorizes the minting of a 5-cent coin The nickel is born   

1866  Ernest Watson Burgess, US sociologist (ecological school).   

1868  President Andrew Johnson acquitted during Senate impeachment, by 1 vote   

1868  The U S Senate falls one vote short of convicting President Andrew Johnson of one of the 11 articles of impeachment against him.   

1868  Bedrich Smetana's opera "Dalibor," premieres in Prague   

1869  Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7   

1872  Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for inaugural time.   

1872  Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time   

1874  The inaugural recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg MA)   

1874  1st recorded dam disaster in US (Williamsburg Mass).   

1875  Quake in Venezuela and Colombia results in the deaths of 16000   

1877  May 16, 1877 political crisis in France   

1878  Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely).   

1879  Treaty of Gandamak to set up Afghan state between Russia and English   

1879  Antonin Dvorák's "Slavic Dancing," premieres.   

1880  Julian Tannen, NY, comedian (Great Moment)   

1880  Karl August Krebs, composer, dies at 76.   

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1558  Andreas of austria: Bohemia cardinal/gov of netherlands (1598-1600)   

1578  Everard digby: English conspirator   

1609  Ferdinand: Austria, cardinal of spain/governor of netherlands   

1641  Dudley north: Financier/economist   

1659  Campegius vitringa: Dutch theologist   

1710  William talbot: 1st earl talbot, english politician   

1718  Maria gaetana agnesi: Italian mathematician   

1748  Antonius van alphen: Apostolic vicar of de bosch   

0942  Death of Saadiah gaon: Head of talmudic academy of sura,   

1265  Death of Saint simon stock: English saint (b. 1165)   

1434  Pieter appelmans: Flemish architect/master builder,   

1569  Death of Dirk willems: Anabaptist martyr   

1620  Death of William adams: English navigator (b. 1564)   

1657  Death of Andrzej bobola: Polish jesuit missionary (b. 1591)   

1667  Thomas wriothesley: 4th earl of southampton, english statesman (b. 1607)   

1669  Death of Pietro da cortona: [berrettini], painter/architect,