Today in History for May 1796
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Months in 1796: January February March April June July August September October November December
Historical Events
Results 1 - 10 of 10
10th - French govt arrest 10 utopists
10th - Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
10th - Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam
14th - 1st smallpox inoculation administered, by Edward Jenner
15th - France & Sardinia sign Peace treaty of Paris
15th - French troops occupy Milan
15th - First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph.
16th - Lombardije Republic forms
19th - Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds
27th - James S McLean patents his piano
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 6 of 6
4th - Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)
4th - Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864
4th - William H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859)
9th - August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)
17th - Martinus J Niewindt, bishop of Curacao (christen slaves)
21st - Reverdy Johnson, rep (Union), died in 1876
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 3 of 3
12th - Johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75
17th - Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer, dies at 89
29th - Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)
