Historical Events In May - 10

1267  Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb   

1278  Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining   

1291  Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I   

1427  Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland   

1497  Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for first voyage to New World   

1497  Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World   

1503  Columbus discovers Cayman Islands   

1525  Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague   

1534  French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland   

1534  Off Cape Bonavista Newfoundland Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 sights Cape Bonavista after three week crossing from France; stopped ten days by ice; then skirts east coast of Newfoundland; his first voyage to Canada   

1559  Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary   

1265  Emperor fushimi of japan: Emperor fushimi of japan (d. 1317)   

1536  Thomas howard: 4th duke of norfolk, english earl marshall   

1604  Jean mairet: French dramatist   

1697  Jean marie i'aine leclair: Composer   

1705  Gallus zeiler: Composer   

1724  Johan a zoutman: Dutch lt-admiral (battle of doggersbank)   

1727  Anne-robert-jacques turgot: French minister of finance (17.. -76)   

1730  George ross: Us judge (signed declaration of independence)   

0238  Gaius julius verus maximinus: The thracian, roman emperor, murdered   

0995  Boudouin: Bishop of utrecht   

1290  Duke rudolph ii of austria: Duke rudolph ii of austria (b. 1271)   

1424  Go-kameyama: Emperor of japan   

1493  Colin campbell: 1st earl of argyll, scottish politician   

1521  Sebastian brant: Alsatian humanist (b. 1457)   

1566  Leonhard fuchs: German botanist,   

1569  Juan the avila: Spanish minister/writer