Page 2: Historical Events In May - 27

1708  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51.   

1738  Turkish troops occupy Orsova and Ochakov.   

1738  Bonaventura Furlanetto, composer.   

1756  Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria.   

1768  Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies   

1774  Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale).   

1790  Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed and stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89.   

1794  Cornelius Vanderbilt, millionaire (B and O railroad).   

1796  James S McLean patents his piano   

1797  Francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36.   

1798  The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland   

1799  Jacques-Francois-Fromental-Elle Halevy, [Elie Levy], composer   

1806  Charles-Joseph Tolbecque, composer.   

1813  American joint operations against Fort George, Canada   

1813  Americans capture Ft George, Canada   

1815  Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia   

1818  Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons   

1819  Julia Ward Howe, US, author/lecturer (Battle Hymn of the Republic).   

1822  Henry Wylde, composer   

1823  John Gray Foster, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1874   

1836  Edwin Gray Lee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870   

1837  "Wild Bill" Hickok, [James Butler], cowboy/scout.   

1839  Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina).   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

1844  Samuel F.B. Morse completes inaugural telegraph line   

1849  The Great Hall of Euston station in London is opened   

1849  "Blind" Tom Bethune, pianist/composer   

1850  Mormon Temple in Nauvoo IL destroyed by tornado.   

1850  Mormon Temple in Nauvoo Illinois destroyed by tornado.   

1852  Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)   

1854  Marine Telegraph from Fort Point to San Fransisco completed   

1854  Marine Telegraph from Ft Point to SF completed   

1854  Georges Eekhoud, Belgian writer (Jeune Belgium)   

1855  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies   

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1332  Ibn khaldun: Tunis, arab historian/sociologist (muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo mei: Italian historian   

1576  Caspar schoppe: German scholar   

1595  Benedictus carpzovius: [benedikt carpzov], german lawyer   

1601  Antoine daniel: Jesuit missionary and martyr   

1623  William petty: English scientist and philosopher   

1626  William ii: Prince of orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-antoine: Cardinal de noailles, french cardinal   

0366  Procopius: Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede: English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  Ordono i: King of asturia (850-66),   

0927  Symeon: Czar of bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  Dirk iii hierosolymita: Count of holland,   

1178  Death of Godfried van rhenen: Bishop of utrecht,   

1444  Death of John beaufort: 1st duke of somerset, english military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  Death of Ludovico sforza [il moro]: Italian duke of milan,