Page 5: Historical Events In May - 01

1853  On May - 01 argentina adopts it's constitution   

1854  Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes on May - 01.   

1857  William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy on this day in history.   

1858  On May - 01 anthony Johnson Showalter, composer   

1859  On May - 01 bohuslav Jeremias, composer   

1861  Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry on this day in history.   

1862  Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans on May - 01.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died) on May - 01.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi   

1863  Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars &Bars" on this day in history.   

1863  Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers on May - 01.   

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville, VA (29,000 injured or died) on this day in history.   

1863  On May - 01 edward Dorr Tracy, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 29   

1864  On May - 01 atlanta campaign, Georgia   

1864  Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign) on May - 01.   

1864  Wilderness campaign on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 01 -8] Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana (Red River Campaign)   

1866  On May - 01 american Equal Rights Association forms   

1867  On this day in history reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration   

1867  On this day in history howard University chartered   

1869  On this day in history "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France   

1869  A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH on May - 01.   

1869  Folies Bergere opens in Paris on this day in history.   

1870  Francisco Solano Lopez, fieldmarshal/president of Paraguay on this day in history.   

1872  Amalia, princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies on this day in history.   

1873  Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna) on this day in history.   

1873  The first US postal card issued on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 01 1st US postal card issued   

1873  On this day in history david Livingstone, British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60   

1874  Vilem Blodek, composer, dies at 39 on May - 01.   

1875  On May - 01 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities   

1880  Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo) on May - 01.   

1881  On this day in history pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist   

1883  On May - 01 "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his first Wild West Show   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

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  On May - 01 birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

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 this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

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 this day in history.   

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies