What Happened In May 1858 In History

Historical Events for May, 1858

• 11th » Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. State.
• 15th » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1858

• 5th » John L. Leal, American physician (d. 1914)
• 8th » Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1924)
• 8th » J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (d. 1932)
• 28th » Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (d. 1939)

Famous Deaths for May 1858

• 4th » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (b. 1773)

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