Events & Holidays In May - 07

Hari Hol Pahang (Malaysia)

1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.  

1530  Louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots was born on this day in history.  

1574  On this day in history birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)  

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist  

1704  On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

1740  Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.  

0685  Marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies on this day in history.  

0973  On this day in history otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60  

1092  On this day in history death of remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown)  

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.  

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on this day in history.  

1427  Death of Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman on this day in history.  

1523  On this day in history franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42  

1539  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)