![]() 1849 – The May Uprising in Dresden begins: The last of the German revolutions of 1848–49. ![]() 1848 – The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered in a barrow on the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire.1837 – The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.1830 – The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened it is the first steam-hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets and include a tunnel.1815 – Neapolitan War : Joachim Murat, King of Naples, is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive engagement of the war.1808 – Peninsular War : The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.1808 – Finnish War : Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.The "City of Washington" is given a mayor-council form of government. is incorporated as a city after Congress abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District's founding government. 1791 – The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.1715 – A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy.1616 – Treaty of Loudun ends a French civil war. ![]()
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