Historical Events In May - 01

1786  On this day in history wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna   

1788  Smallpox in Pueblo Indians on May - 01.   

1788  On May - 01 measles in United States   

1789  Smallpox in New South Wales, Australia on this day in history.   

1793  On May - 01 influenza and epidemic typhus in United States   

1793  Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, resurgences in United States on this day in history.   

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on May - 01.   

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet   

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on May - 01.   

1822  John Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston on this day in history.   

1822  On May - 01 john Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston   

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) on this day in history.   

1829  Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer   

1831  Antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82 on May - 01.   

1833  The passenger ship Lady of the Lake sinks after striking an iceberg on May - 01.   

1834  Belgian parliament accept railway laws on May - 01.   

1835  Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1839  On May - 01 chardonnet, inventor (rayon)   

1840  On this day in history the first adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued   

1840  1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history the first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California   

1841  On this day in history 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif   

1844  Samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message on May - 01.   

1844  Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate on this day in history.   

1846  Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world on May - 01.   

1848  On this day in history the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.   

1850  John Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor on this day in history.   

1850  John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor on this day in history.   

1851  Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace on May - 01.   

1851  On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London   

1852  The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation on May - 01.   

1852  On May - 01 calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter   

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  On May - 01 dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.   

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies