Historical Events In May - 11

0330  Constantinople (Byzantium) becomes capital of Roman Empire   

1189  Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa & 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg   

1310  Fifty-four members of the Knights Templar are burned at the stake in France for being heretics.   

1330  Constantinople (Istanbul) becomes new capital by Roman Emperor Constantine for Eastern Roman Empire   

1421  Jews are expelled from Styria Austria   

1502  Columbus begins 4th & last trip to "Indies"   

1548  Great fire in Brielle   

1548  Start of great fire in Brielle   

1625  Boers besiege Frankenburg estate in Upper-Austria   

1647  Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam to become governor   

1647  Peter Stuyvesant arrives in New Amsterdam   

1568  Christian i: Ruler of anhalt-bernburg (battle of white mountain)   

1571  Niwa nagashige: Japanese warlord   

1654  Cornelis van alkemade: Dutch historian   

1720  Karl friedrich hieronymus freiherr von münchhausen: German adventurer   

1722  Peter camper: Leyden holland, anatomist/professor (amsterdam)   

1731  Johann gottfried seyfert: Composer   

1733  Victoire of france: Daughter of king louis xv   

1752  Johann friedrich blumenbach: German anthropologist   

1304  Mahmud ghazan: Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo ricci: Italian missionary (china),   

1631  Christoph buel: Composer,   

1672  Charles seton: 2nd earl of dunfermline, english royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  Jules hardouin mansart: French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  Jean galbert de campistron: French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Francesco stradivari: Ital violin maker/son of antonius,   

1772  Joseph kerckhoff: Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged