Historical Events In May - 05

1751  On May - 05 the Portuguese government takes steps to curb the Inquisitions powers   

1762  Russia & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history smolny-institution forms in St Petersburg for noble girls   

1780  On May - 05 2nd oldest learned society in US (American Academy of Arts & Sciences) forms   

1780  2nd oldest learned society in US (American Academy of Arts & Sciences) forms (Boston) on May - 05.   

1786  On May - 05 pedro III, King of Portugal, dies   

1789  French States-General for It first since 1614 together on this day in history.   

1797  Napoleon I's sister Elisa marries Felix Bacciochi on this day in history.   

1800  Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette) on May - 05.   

1801  On May - 05 philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 74   

1804  On this day in history jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise)   

1809  On this day in history citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland   

1809  On this day in history mary Kies is first woman issued a US patent (weaving straw)   

1809  On May - 05 mary Kies of South Killingly, CT was the first woman to be issued a U.S. patent, she was granted a patent for the rights to a technique for weaving straw with silk and thread.   

1814  On this day in history british attack Fort Ontario, Oswego NY   

1814  On May - 05 british attack Ft Ontario, Oswego, NY   

1815  On May - 05 eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright   

1816  American Bible Society organized on this day in history.   

1816  On May - 05 american Bible Society organized (NY)   

1817  On May - 05 george Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899   

1818  On May - 05 the birth of Karl Marx, German author   

1818  Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital) on this day in history.   

1819  Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer on this day in history.   

1821  Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

1821  Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history james Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876   

1826  On May - 05 eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France   

1827  On this day in history frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76   

1831  On May - 05 friedrich Ludwig Seidel, composer, dies at 65   

1832  On May - 05 h H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States)   

1833  On this day in history ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer   

1834  Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz on this day in history.   

1835  On May - 05 king Leopold opens Brussels-Mechelen railway   

1835  On this day in history leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized   

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0867  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on this day in history.   

1352  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  On May - 05 birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On this day in history birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  On this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  On May - 05 birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer   

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

0984  On this day in history death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  On May - 05 alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on this day in history.