Historical Events In May - 06
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1678 On May - 06 joseph de La Barre, composer, dies at 44
1682 Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles on May - 06.
1727 On May - 06 catharina I, Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42
1733 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni on this day in history.
1739 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63 on May - 06.
1753 French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle on May - 06.
1757 On May - 06 battle at Prague Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army
1757 On May - 06 battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army
1758 On this day in history maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)
1759 Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician on this day in history.
1769 Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane on this day in history.
1776 On May - 06 james Kent, composer, dies at 76
1785 On this day in history arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller
1786 On May - 06 ludwig Borne, writer
1787 1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston on this day in history.
1790 On this day in history vaclav Vilem Wurfel, composer
1794 On this day in history haiti, under Toussaint L'Ouverture, revolts against France
1794 Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer, dies at 59 on May - 06.
1800 Ferdinand Marcucci, composer on this day in history.
1801 On this day in history george Sears Greene, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899
1802 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Schirmer, artist
1804 On this day in history suriname sold to English (until February 1816)
1804 Suriname sold to English (until Feb, 1816) on this day in history.
1806 On May - 06 london announces a blockade of the European coast from Brest to the Elbe May 6 but permits ships from neutral nations to pass if they are not carrying goods to or from enemy ports
1806 Chapin Aaron Harris, US, found America Society of Dental Surgeons on May - 06.
1809 On this day in history william Walker, composer
1812 Marin R Delany, Charlestown Va, 1st black major in US Medical Corp on May - 06.
1813 Joseph Tarr Copeland, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1893 on May - 06.
1814 Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, composer on this day in history.
1814 On this day in history george Joseph Vogler, composer, dies at 64
1825 On May - 06 joseph Bailey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1829 On May - 06 phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England
1830 Guido Gezelle, Flemish priest/poet on this day in history.
1833 On May - 06 john Deere makes first steel plow
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