Page 3: Historical Events In May - 06

1833  On this day in history john Deere makes 1st steel plow   

1835  The first edition of New York Herald (price 1¢) on May - 06.   

1835  1st edition of NY Herald (price 1 cent) on this day in history.   

1836  On May - 06 christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer, dies at 78   

1838  Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer on this day in history.   

1840  The first postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain) (try and buy it now!) on May - 06.   

1840  On May - 06 1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain)   

1841  John Thomson, composer, dies at 35 on May - 06.   

1843  Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah on May - 06.   

1844  Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote on this day in history.   

1848  Otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony on this day in history.   

1849  On May - 06 wyatt Eaton, artist   

1851  On May - 06 dr John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"   

1851  On this day in history linus Yale patents Yale-lock   

1851  On this day in history new slave regulations go into effect in Suriname   

1851  San Fransisco Chamber of Commerce starts on May - 06.   

1852  On this day in history charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer, dies at 75   

1853  The first major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk CT) on May - 06.   

1853  On this day in history 1st major US rail disaster kills 46 (Norwalk, Connecticut)   

1856  The birth of Robert Peary, American Artic explorer on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history the birth of Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychologist   

1856  Robert Edwin Peary, US, arctic explorer (North Pole-Apr 6 1909) on May - 06.   

1856  William Hamilton, metaphysicist, dies on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history georges Adolphe Hue, composer   

1859  Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist on this day in history.   

1859  Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on May - 06.   

1860  On this day in history sF Olympic Club, 1st US athletic club forms   

1861  On May - 06 arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US   

1861  Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy on May - 06.   

1861  Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th state to secede from US on May - 06.   

1861  On this day in history radindranath Tagore, Hindu poet/mystic/composer (Nobel 1913)   

1862  On this day in history henry David Thoreau, US writer/pacifist (Walden Pond), dies at 44   

1864  On May - 06 battle of Port Walthall Junction VA   

1864  General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta GA on this day in history.   

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1397  On this day in history birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  On May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  On May - 06 birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.   

0523  On this day in history death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on this day in history.   

0988  On this day in history death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1502  On this day in history death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37