Historical Events In May - 01

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

1854  On May - 01 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  On May - 01 anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

1859  On May - 01 bohuslav Jeremias, composer   

1861  Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on May - 01.   

1862  Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans on May - 01.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars"   

1863  Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.   

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

1864  Atlanta campaign, Georgia on May - 01.   

1864  On this day in history battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)   

1864  On May - 01 wilderness campaign   

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

1866  American Equal Rights Association forms on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration   

1867  Howard University chartered on this day in history.   

1869  "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France on May - 01.   

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  On this day in history emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)   

1873  The first US postal card issued on May - 01.   

1873  1st US postal card issued on May - 01.   

1873  On May - 01 david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on May - 01.   

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

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) on May - 01.   

1881  On this day in history pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist   

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

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.   

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  On May - 01 birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.   

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.