Historical Events In May - 06

1833  On May - 06 john Deere makes 1st steel plow   

1835  The first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢) on this day in history.   

1835  1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent) on May - 06.   

1836  Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78 on May - 06.   

1838  On this day in history alfred Humphreys Pease, composer   

1840  The first postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!) on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history 1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain)   

1841  On this day in history john Thomson, composer, dies at 35   

1843  On May - 06 grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah   

1844  Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony   

1849  On May - 06 wyatt Eaton, artist   

1851  On this day in history dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"   

1851  On this day in history linus Yale patents Yale-lock   

1851  On May - 06 new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

1851  On May - 06 san Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts   

1852  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1853  The first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT) on this day in history.   

1853  On May - 06 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut)   

1856  On May - 06 the birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer   

1856  On this day in history the birth of Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist   

1856  Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) on this day in history.   

1856  William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies on this day in history.   

1858  On May - 06 georges Adolphe Hue, composer   

1859  Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist on May - 06.   

1859  Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on this day in history.   

1860  On May - 06 sF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms   

1861  Arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US on May - 06.   

1861  Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy on May - 06.   

1861  On May - 06 arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US   

1861  Radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913) on this day in history.   

1862  Henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44 on May - 06.   

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction VA on May - 06.   

1864  On this day in history general Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA   

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on May - 06.   

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1713  On this day in history birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1502  On this day in history death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37