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  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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)