Page 4: Historical Events In May - 03

1863  Battle of Chancellorsville-Beaten Union army withdraws on May - 03.   

1863  Battle of Fredricksburg VA (Marye's Heights) on May - 03.   

1863  On this day in history battle of Salem Church VA   

1863  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, US Confederate brig-gen, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1864  3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA Confederate assault on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault   

1864  3rd day in Battle at Alexandria LA: Confederate assault on May - 03.   

1867  On this day in history the Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.   

1867  On this day in history jack Hearne, cricketer (cousin of George & Alec 12 Tests for Eng)   

1868  On this day in history olof Wilhelm Udden, composer, dies at 68   

1873  On May - 03 nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [OS]   

1874  On this day in history francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker   

1876  Bert Hopkins, cricketer (Australian pace bowler of the 1900's) on May - 03.   

1881  On May - 03 josip Jurcic, Slovic writer (Schone Vida), dies   

1886  On May - 03 m A Maclean elected first mayor of Vancouver British Columbia   

1886  M A Maclean elected 1st mayor of Vancouver, BC on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history in the Sonora, Mexico region a 7.4 earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault   

1890  On May - 03 b Traven, writer   

1892  Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress (It's a Wonderful Life) on this day in history.   

1893  Hope Landin, Minneapolis MN on May - 03.   

1893  Josef Rudolf Zavrtal, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1895  Earnest Kantorowicz, German/US historian (Laudes regiae) on May - 03.   

1897  On May - 03 v K Krishna Menon, India, minister of defense   

1898  Camp Merriman established at Presidio (San Fransisco) on May - 03.   

1898  On May - 03 camp Merriman forms at Presidio (SF) (see 0517)   

1898  On this day in history golda Meir, [Meyerson], Kiev Ukraine, 4th Israeli PM (1969-74)   

1899  On May - 03 aline MacMahon, McKeesport Pa, actress (Backdoor to Heaven)   

1900  On this day in history 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06.25   

1901  Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville FL on this day in history.   

1901  On May - 03 fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida   

1901  Gino Cervi, Bologna Italy, actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja) on this day in history.   

1902  28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75 on this day in history.   

1902  Hugo Friedhofer, composer on May - 03.   

1902  On this day in history david R Capriles, Curacaos director of psychiatric, dies at 64   

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0612  On this day in history birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  On May - 03 birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.   

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1152  On May - 03 death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on this day in history.   

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  On this day in history jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on this day in history.