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  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)   

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  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.   

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.   

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  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

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

1460  On this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies   

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

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on this day in history.