Events & Holidays In May - 03

Constitution Day (Poland)

Fiesta de las Cruces (Peru)

Holy Cross Day (Día de la Santa Cruz) (Mexico)

Kempo Kinenbi / Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)

La Cruz de Mayo (The cross of May) (Venezuela)

Labour Day (Queensland) (Australia)

May Day (Northern Territory) (Australia)

National Day (Poland)

Polish National Day (Australia)

World Press Freedom Day (International)

0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.  

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)  

1428  On this day in history birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)  

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.  

1446  On this day in history birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)  

1469  On this day in history birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)  

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.  

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.  

1152  On this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)  

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)  

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.  

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on this day in history.  

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies  

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)