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Historical Events Happened In May - 01

Friday, 24 May 2013

1006 On this day in history supernova observed by Chinese &Egyptians in constellation Lupus

1006 Supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus on this day in history.

1048 Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Netherlands on this day in history.

1048 Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Neth on this day in history.

1171 Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.

1238 Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) on this day in history.

1240 On this day in history jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals

1277 Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.

1308 Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.

1328 Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton on this day in history.

1394 Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple &it's surroundings from an old badger on this day in history.

1394 On this day in history ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple & it's surroundings from an old badger

1447 Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.

1456 Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.

1471 On this day in history thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91

1493 Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) on this day in history.

1523 On this day in history danish king Christian III arrives in Veere

1528 On this day in history pánfilo the Narvaéz begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida

1528 On this day in history pánfilo the Narváez begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida

1544 Turkish troops occupy Hungary on this day in history.

1545 On this day in history franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist

1551 On this day in history council of Trente resumes

1555 Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 on this day in history.

1567 On this day in history michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter

1572 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies on this day in history.

1576 On this day in history stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

1577 On this day in history francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer

1582 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer on this day in history.

1592 Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer on this day in history.

1594 On this day in history john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate

1598 Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java on this day in history.

1625 On this day in history portuguese &Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)

1625 Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland on this day in history.

1625 On this day in history portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)

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Famous Birthdays In May - 01

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1218 On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)

1218 On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)

1238 Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.

1285 Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.

1493 On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)

1545 On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist

1567 Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.

1577 On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer

Famous Deaths In May - 01

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1118 Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.

1171 On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies

1240 On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals

1277 Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.

1308 Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.

1447 On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies

1456 On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies

1471 On this day in history thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91