Events & Holidays In May - 09

Celebration of War Veterans Day (Azerbaijan)

Liberation Day (Guernsey Jersey)

Memorial Day of Victims of World War II (Latvia)

Mother's Day (Belarus)

National Heroes Day (Moldova)

VE Day (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Victory & Peace Day (Armenia)

Victory Day (International)

Day of Memory and Honour (Uzbekistan)

1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on this day in history.   

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)   

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  On this day in history death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered   

1280  On this day in history magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42   

1315  On this day in history death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies   

1446  On this day in history death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)   

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66