Historical Events In May - 01

0305  Emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Jovius of Rome resigns on May - 01.  

0526  Antioch earthquake in Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) killing =300,000 people on this day in history.  

1006  On this day in history supernova observed by Chinese &Egyptians in constellation Lupus  

1006  On May - 01 supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus  

1048  On this day in history bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Netherlands  

1048  On May - 01 bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Neth  

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies  

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) on May - 01.  

1240  Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.  

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1308  Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.  

1328  On May - 01 wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton  

1394  Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple &it's surroundings from an old badger on this day in history.  

1394  On May - 01 ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple & it's surroundings from an old badger  

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.  

1471  Thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91 on May - 01.  

1493  On this day in history phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)  

1523  Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere on May - 01.  

1528  Pánfilo the Narvaéz begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida on this day in history.  

1528  On this day in history pánfilo the Narváez begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida  

1544  On May - 01 turkish troops occupy Hungary  

1545  On this day in history franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

1551  On May - 01 council of Trente resumes  

1555  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter on this day in history.  

1572  On May - 01 pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

1576  On May - 01 stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.  

1577  On May - 01 francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer  

1582  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer on May - 01.  

1592  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer on this day in history.  

1594  John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate on May - 01.  

1598  Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java on May - 01.  

1625  Portuguese &Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) on this day in history.  

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.  

1218  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)  

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)  

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.  

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)  

1545  On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist  

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter  

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.  

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.  

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.  

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.  

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.  

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered  

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies