Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

1886  Haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen on this day in history.   

1888  Italy &Spain sign military covenant on May - 04.   

1888  On this day in history italy & Spain sign military covenant   

1889  On this day in history francis J Spellman, US Cardinal   

1891  On this day in history frederick Jacobi, composer   

1891  On this day in history sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls   

1892  Canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide on this day in history.   

1893  Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy)   

1893  On May - 04 george Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82   

1896  Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on May - 04.   

1896  The first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny) on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history 1st edition of London Daily Mail (halfpenny)   

1897  Fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 on this day in history.   

1897  On May - 04 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5   

1898  On May - 04 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09   

1899  25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12 on May - 04.   

1902  Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist)   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on this day in history.   

1904  Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America on this day in history.   

1904  On May - 04 construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.   

1905  On this day in history mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando)   

1906  Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder) on May - 04.   

1907  On May - 04 ottawa hit by 19.1 cm snowfall; city's greatest one day May snowfall.   

1909  Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776) on this day in history.   

1910  Canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent on May - 04.   

1910  On this day in history canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy   

1910  On this day in history parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  On this day in history tel Aviv founded   

1910  Canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent on May - 04.   

1910  On this day in history mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia)   

1912  On May - 04 italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes   

1912  On this day in history lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show)   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on May - 04.   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1655  On May - 04 birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.