5_5 Events in History.

406 Historic Events for May 5

1863 Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round Event
1863 Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs) Birth
1863 Battle of Tupelo, MS Event
1864 Battle of Wilderness, VA (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern) Event
1864 Alexander Hays, US Union-general-major, dies in battle at 44 Death
1864 John Marshall Jones, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 43 Death
1864 Battle between Confederate and Union ships at mouth of Roanoke Event
1864 Atlanta Campaign-5 days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge Event
1864 Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga GA to Atlanta GA Event
1864 Leroy A Stafford, US Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 42 Death

1865 Felicjan Szopski, composer Birth
1865 1st US train robbery (North Bend Ohio) Event
1867 Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman], journalist Birth
1867 Thomas Tertius Noble, composer Birth
1869 Hans Erich Pfitzner, Moscow Russia, composer (Krakquer Begrs) Birth
1871 Alberto Cametti, composer Birth
1874 Dutch 2nd Chamber passes child labor law Event
1875 Jan A C A van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch MP (1848-75), dies at 71 Death
1879 Symon Petlyura, leader Ukraine (pogroms) Birth
1881 Anit-Jewish rioting in Kiev Ukraine Event
1883 Petar Konjovic, composer Birth
1883 Leopold Samuel, composer Birth
1883 Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame Birth
1884 Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35) Birth
1885 Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State) Birth