Page 3: Historical Events In May - 02

1846  On this day in history zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1847  Sabbath famine on May - 02.   

1849  David H Chasse, baron/gen (fought Napoleon at Waterloo), dies at 84 on May - 02.   

1853  Franconi's Hippodrome opens (NYC) on May - 02.   

1853  On this day in history marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  On this day in history theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer on this day in history.   

1857  LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies on this day in history.   

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer on this day in history.   

1860  On May - 02 d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

1862  Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North   

1863  On May - 02 south defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va   

1864  Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1865  President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis on this day in history.   

1865  On May - 02 pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis   

1866  Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao on this day in history.   

1869  On May - 02 tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band)   

1872  G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC) on May - 02.   

1876  Ross Barnes hit first homerun in the National League on this day in history.   

1876  Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League on May - 02.   

1878  US stops minting 20¢ coin on May - 02.   

1878  US stops minting 20 cent coin on May - 02.   

1881  On May - 02 portage La Prairie Manitoba, Canadian Pacific Railway starts building its prairie section of track; first sod turned for the CPR as a company line; first rail also laid at Fort William.   

1884  On this day in history francois de Vries, Dutch economist   

1885  On May - 02 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is first published   

1885  On this day in history congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium   

1885  On this day in history "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published   

1886  Gottfried Benn, writer on this day in history.   

1887  G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence on this day in history.   

1887  Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film on May - 02.   

1887  On this day in history edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's)   

1889  On May - 02 abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale   

1890  Territory of Oklahoma created on this day in history.   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on May - 02.   

1458  On May - 02 birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

0373  On May - 02 death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on May - 02.   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on May - 02.   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on May - 02.