Historical Events
Deutsches Wörterbuch
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm publish the first part of their German Dictionary "Deutsches Wörterbuch" (fully completed 1961)
- The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation
Famous Birthdays
Calamity Jane (1852-1903)
American frontierswoman, born in Princeton, Missouri
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish histologist (central nervous system) and neuroscientist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906), born in Petilla de Aragón, Navarre, Spain (d. 1934)
About May 1, 1852
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 172 years, 2 months and 11 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Taurus
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