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Show THIS DATE IN HISTOKY-MAY 0. TS5 Death of the venerable Dedo, historian. " 1708 Death of Samuel Pepys, author of "Diary;" born February, lOffl. 1801V Napoleon crowned king of Italy. 1 BOv Death of Francis Joseph Haydn, father of modern orchestral music; his greatest work "The Creation;" born 1782. 1844 Death of Jacques Lafltte, French banker and politician; bora 1707, 1848 The French assembly pass a decree perpetually per-petually banishing Louis Philippe and nil family. 1848 John Mitchell, Irish patriot, starts for fourteen four-teen years' sentence in Australia; escape! Julr 19. IBM. 1868 The last public execution In England; that of Michael Barrett, connected with the Clerk- enwell explosion. 1670 Last Fenian raid Into Canada thwarted and Gen. O'Nell captured. 1871 Atrocities by the Communists in Farla; twenty-nix Dominican father executed. |