Page 4: Historical Events In May - 04

1886  On this day in history haymarket riot in Chicago; bomb kills 7 policemen   

1888  Italy &Spain sign military covenant on this day in history.   

1888  On May - 04 italy & Spain sign military covenant   

1889  On May - 04 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  On this day in history canadian Thomas I. 'Carbide' Willson develops first manufacturing process to create acetylene gas; already developed on a laboratory scale; sells process to Union Carbide   

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

1893  Edgar Dearing, Ceres CA, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Free & Easy) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the first edition of London Daily Mail (½ penny)   

1896  On May - 04 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  24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09 on this day in history.   

1899  On this day in history 25th Kentucky Derby: Fred Taral aboard Manuel wins in 2:12   

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

1903  Luther Adler, NYC, actor (Dr Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist) on May - 04.   

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

1904  Work begins on the Panama Canal, Central America on May - 04.   

1904  On this day in history construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal.   

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

1906  On May - 04 esmond Knight, East Sheen England, actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder)   

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 May - 04.   

1910  On May - 04 canadian Currency Act of 1910 receives Royal Assent.   

1910  Canadian parliament accept creation of Royal Canadian Navy on this day in history.   

1910  On May - 04 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 this day in history.   

1910  Mady Alfredo, [Maria M the Brieder], actress (Alicia) on May - 04.   

1912  Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes on this day in history.   

1912  Lou Brown, Bkln, orch leader (Jerry Lewis Show) on May - 04.   

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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 May - 04.   

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 May - 04 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  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 May - 04.   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.