Page 2: Historical Events In May - 01

1625  Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland on May - 01.   

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

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

1672  Joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator) on this day in history.   

1679  On May - 01 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

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

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

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

1702  Smallpox in Canada, New France on this day in history.   

1703  Battle at Rultusk Swedish army beats Russians on May - 01.   

1703  On May - 01 battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians   

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

1704  On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad   

1704  Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad on this day in history.   

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

1707  England, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain on this day in history.   

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 May - 01 great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people   

1721  On this day in history boston smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts Bay Colony killing 844 people   

1725  On May - 01 spain &Austria sign trade treaty   

1725  Spain & Austria sign trade treaty on May - 01.   

1729  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1730  On this day in history yellow fever in Spain   

1732  On this day in history influenza in Thirteen Colonies   

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

1735  John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp on this day in history.   

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

1738  Smallpox in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1739  On this day in history measles in Thirteen Colonies   

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

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  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

1545  On May - 01 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  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

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

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.   

1240  Death of 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 this day in history.   

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

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.   

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