Page 3: Historical Events In May - 17

1804  Lewis and Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase.   

1804  Ottho G Heldring, Dutch vicar/reformer (Heldring Institutions)   

1808  Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer.   

1809  Papal States annexed by France   

1809  Leopold Auenbrugger von Auenbrugg, physician, dies.   

1812  Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880.   

1814  Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day)   

1814  Norwegian constitution passed by constituent assembly at Eidsvoll.   

1814  Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (Natl Day)   

1819  Johann Nepomuk Kafka, composer   

1823  Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer   

1836  Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer (Helium)/founder (Nature magazine)   

1837  Royal Decides installs the Weapon of Belgium firm(ly).   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57.   

1845  Rubber band patents.   

1846  Saxophone is patents by Antoine Joseph Sax   

1846  Edmund Bishop, English secretary of Thomas Carlyle   

1848  Premier Earl Schimmelpenninck steps down.   

1849  Fire destroy Centrum in St Louis MO.   

1849  Fire destroy Centrum in St Louis Missouri   

1850  Antonio Scontrino, composer.   

1851  Saint John New Brunswick, the launch of the sailing ship Marco Polo; reputed to be the quickest ship in the world   

1851  Jean E "Adrian" van Bevervoorde, journalist (Treason), dies at 31.   

1853  Thorbeckes liberals win 2nd-Parliamentary election.   

1859  Australian Rules Football inaugural 'laws of the game' published   

1860  German football club TSV 1860 München is founded.   

1862  Battle of Princeton WV, ends, about 128 casualities   

1863  Battle of Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi.   

1863  Battle of Big Black River Bridge, MS.   

1864  Battle of Adairsville GA, Union forces Confederates to retreat.   

1864  Battle of Adairsville Georgia, Union forces Confederates to retreat.   

1864  N Hawthorne, writer, dies at 59   

1865  The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established   

1866  Erik Satie, French composer is born   

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1155  Jien: Japanese poet and historian   

1443  Edmund: Earl of rutland, brother of kings edward iv of england and richard iii of england   

1444  Sandro botticelli: Italian painter (birth of venus)   

1451  Engelbert ii: Earl of nassau-dillenburg-dietz/viceroy of luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von hohenzollern: 1st duke of prussia   

1551  Martinus a del rio: Spanish/south neth lawyer/historian/theologist   

1551  Martin delrio: Flemish theologian and occultist   

1568  Christoph thomas walliser: Composer   

1050  Guido van arezzo: Italian music theorist,   

1189  Minamoto no yoshitsune: Japanese general (b. 1159)   

1336  Death of Emperor go-fushimi of japan: Emperor go-fushimi of japan (b. 1288)   

1365  Death of Louis vi the roman: Duke of bavaria and elector of brandenburg (b. 1328)   

1395  Constantine dragas: Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  Death of Thomas de ros: 10th baron de ros, english politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Death of Alessandro di botticelli: Painter (birth of venus),   

1521  Death of Edward stafford: 3rd duke of buckingham, english politician (b. 1478)