Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On this day in history haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

1888  On this day in history italy &Spain sign military covenant   

1888  On May - 04 italy & Spain sign military covenant   

1889  Francis J Spellman, US Cardinal on May - 04.   

1891  Frederick Jacobi, composer on May - 04.   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on this day in history.   

1892  Canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide on May - 04.   

1893  Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging on this day in history.   

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on this day in history.   

1893  George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 on May - 04.   

1896  On this day in history grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO   

1896  The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.   

1896  1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny) on this day in history.   

1897  Fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 on this day in history.   

1897  23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5 on this day in history.   

1898  24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 on this day in history.   

1899  25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 on this day in history.   

1902  Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author on May - 04.   

1903  On May - 04 luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist)   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America   

1904  Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal on May - 04.   

1905  On this day in history mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando)   

1906  On May - 04 esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder)   

1907  Ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall on May - 04.   

1909  On this day in history howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776)   

1910  On May - 04 canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent.   

1910  On this day in history canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy   

1910  On May - 04 parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  On this day in history tel Aviv founded   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia)   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on this day in history.   

1912  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) on this day in history.   

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  On this day in history death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.