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  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

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

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.  

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on this day in history.  

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal  

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer  

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

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.  

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on this day in history.  

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

1294  On this day in history jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies  

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

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.  

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on this day in history.