James Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brig-gen, dies at 26

Death

Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) Virginia

Event

Battle of Bethesda Church VA

Event

William Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27

Death

Opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)

Event

Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57)

Birth

Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves

Event

Gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89

Death

Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy

Event

Gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden

Event

Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I)

Birth

92øF highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May

Event

George KFW von Kchler, German fieldmarshal (Invasion Netherlands)

Birth

Riccardo Zandonai, composer

Birth

Rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse caused a stampede that kills 12

Event

Gino Tagliapietra, composer

Birth

Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer

Birth

James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)

Birth

Brassier invented

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1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz)

Event

Iman J van den Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter

Birth

Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 HRs in 1 baseball game

Event

Hubertus J van Mook, Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)

Birth

Maurice Tate, cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)

Birth

W G Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days

Event