Page 2: Historical Events In May - 01

1625  On this day in history prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland   

1625  On May - 01 portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)   

1628  On this day in history meiboom in Quincy MA degenerates into orgy with Indian women   

1672  On May - 01 joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator)   

1679  On this day in history esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

1682  Louis XIV &his court inaugurate Paris Observatory on May - 01.   

1682  On this day in history louis XIV & his court inaugurates Paris Observatory   

1700  On May - 01 john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies   

1702  On this day in history smallpox in Canada, New France   

1703  Battle at Rultusk Swedish army beats Russians on this day in history.   

1703  Battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered   

1704  On May - 01 boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad   

1704  On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad   

1707  England, Wales &Scotland form UK of Great Britain on May - 01.   

1707  On May - 01 england, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain   

1707  Great Smallpox Epidemic in Iceland killing 18,000+ (36% of population) people on this day in history.   

1710  Great Northern War plague outbreak in Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania on May - 01.   

1711  On this day in history arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar   

1713  On May - 01 measles in Thirteen Colonies   

1714  On this day in history measles in Canada, New France   

1715  On this day in history prussia declares war on Sweden   

1720  On this day in history great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people   

1721  Boston smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts Bay Colony killing 844 people on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history spain &Austria sign trade treaty   

1725  On May - 01 spain & Austria sign trade treaty   

1729  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1730  Yellow fever in Spain on this day in history.   

1732  On this day in history influenza in Thirteen Colonies   

1733  Smallpox in Canada, New France on May - 01.   

1735  On this day in history john H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp   

1738  On May - 01 great Plague of 1738 in Balkans killing 50,000 people   

1738  Smallpox in Thirteen Colonies on this day in history.   

1739  Measles in Thirteen Colonies 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 May - 01 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  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  On May - 01 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 this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.   

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

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On May - 01 death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

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