Historical Events In April - 30
Thursday, 14 May 2026
0311 Emperor Galerius legal recognizes Christians in the Roman Empire. 

0313 Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. 

0313 Gaius G V Maximus, [Daia], Emperor of Rome, dies 

0535 Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoten, murdered 

0711 Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus) 

1006 Brightest supernova in recorded history is observed 

1030 Mohammud van Ghazna, Turkish mayor (G'widen)/Islamic ruler, dies 

1064 German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland 

1131 Adjutor, Roman Catholic Saint. 

1196 Boudouin II, bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies 

1214 Huguccio/Hugo van Pisa, Italian bishop, dies. 

1309 Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland (1333-70). 

1315 Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon. 

1328 ... Eckhard, German theologist/mystic, dies 

1349 Jewish community at Radolszell Germany, exterminated 

1396 Crusaders and earl of Nevers depart from Dijon 

1483 Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503. 

1492 Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet. 

1506 Philip of Bourgondy and England sign trade agreement 

1527 England and France sign treaty of Westminster. 

1544 Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor of England. 

1562 1st French colonists in US: Jean Ribaut and Hugenots at Parris Is NC. 

1563 Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI 

1598 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande) 

1602 William Lilly, England, astrologer/author/almanac compiler 

1616 English King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen 

1630 Ercole Porta, composer, dies at 44. 

1632 Jean de Tilly, fieldmarshal, dies 

1650 French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain 

1651 Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French priest/theorist/saint 

1658 Montreal Quebec, Marguerite Bourgeoys opens Ville Marie's inaugural school for French and Indian children, in a stone stable 

1660 Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 84. 

1661 Tsjeng Tsj'eng-Kung begins siege of Dutch fort Zeelandia, Formosa. 

1671 Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed. 

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