Historical Events In May - 01

1853  On this day in history argentina adopts it's constitution   

1854  On this day in history amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes   

1857  On this day in history william Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy   

1858  Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer on May - 01.   

1859  Bohuslav Jeremias, composer on this day in history.   

1861  Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on this day in history.   

1862  On May - 01 union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans   

1863  On this day in history battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died)   

1863  On May - 01 battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi   

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.   

1863  Edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

1864  Atlanta campaign, Georgia on this day in history.   

1864  Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign) on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 01 wilderness campaign   

1864  On May - 01 -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)   

1866  On this day in history american Equal Rights Association forms   

1867  Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration on May - 01.   

1867  Howard University chartered on May - 01.   

1869  On this day in history "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France   

1869  On this day in history a colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH   

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris on May - 01.   

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies   

1873  Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history the first US postal card issued   

1873  On May - 01 1st US postal card issued   

1873  On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities   

1880  On May - 01 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)   

1881  On May - 01 pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist   

1883  On this day in history "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show   

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1218  On May - 01 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 May - 01.   

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  On May - 01 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.   

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

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

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