Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On May - 04 haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

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

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

1889  On May - 04 francis J Spellman, US Cardinal   

1891  On May - 04 frederick Jacobi, composer   

1891  Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls on May - 04.   

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  On May - 04 cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging   

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on May - 04.   

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

1896  Grease fire ignites ½ ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek CO on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 04 the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

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

1897  On May - 04 fire in Paris France bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200   

1897  On this day in history 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5   

1898  24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 on this day in history.   

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

1902  On May - 04 cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor (Neth Antilles)/author   

1903  Luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist) on this day in history.   

1903  Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans on May - 04.   

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  Mátyás Seiber, Budapest Hungary, composer (Scherzando) on this day in history.   

1906  Esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history 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  On this day in history canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent.   

1910  On May - 04 canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy   

1910  On May - 04 parliament votes to create a Royal Canadian Navy.   

1910  On May - 04 tel Aviv founded   

1910  On May - 04 canadian Currency Act, 1910, receives Royal Assent   

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  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) on this day in history.   

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

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

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

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

1436  On May - 04 death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on May - 04.   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on May - 04.   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82