Page 4: Historical Events In May - 01

1786  On this day in history wolfgang Mozart premieres his opera, The Marriage of Figaro, in Vienna   

1788  On this day in history smallpox in Pueblo Indians   

1788  Measles in United States on May - 01.   

1789  Smallpox in New South Wales, Australia on this day in history.   

1793  Influenza and epidemic typhus in United States on this day in history.   

1793  Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, resurgences in United States on May - 01.   

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 on May - 01.   

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) on May - 01.   

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet on this day in history.   

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1822  John Phillips becomes first mayor of Boston on May - 01.   

1822  John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston on this day in history.   

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) on May - 01.   

1829  Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice on this day in history.   

1830  On May - 01 mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer   

1831  Antonius van Alphen, apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1833  The passenger ship Lady of the Lake sinks after striking an iceberg on May - 01.   

1834  Belgian parliament accept railway laws on this day in history.   

1835  Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) on May - 01.   

1839  Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history the first adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued   

1840  On this day in history 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued   

1841  On this day in history the first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California   

1841  On this day in history 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif   

1844  Samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message on May - 01.   

1844  On this day in history whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate   

1846  On this day in history ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world   

1848  On this day in history the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.   

1850  On May - 01 john Geary becomes first San Fransisco mayor   

1850  John Geary becomes 1st SF mayor on May - 01.   

1851  Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace on May - 01.   

1851  On this day in history great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London   

1852  On this day in history the Philippine peso is introduced into circulation.   

1852  Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter on this day in history.   

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1218  On May - 01 birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

1238  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

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

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

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

1118  On May - 01 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  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

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 May - 01.   

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

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.