Historical Events In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) on May - 04.  

1256  The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae on May - 04.  

1303  On this day in history flemings conquers Middelburg  

1415  Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance on May - 04.  

1471  Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha on this day in history.  

1471  On May - 04 battle of Tewkesbury  

1493  On May - 04 spanish Pope Alexander VI divides non-Christian world between Spain &Portugal  

1493  Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain & Portugal on this day in history.  

1494  On May - 04 christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica  

1540  On May - 04 venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople  

1540  Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on May - 04.  

1572  On May - 04 veere sides with Geuzen  

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on May - 04.  

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71  

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer on this day in history.  

1626  Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island on this day in history.  

1626  On May - 04 indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons  

1626  Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands on May - 04.  

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England on May - 04.  

1634  On May - 04 johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies  

1635  On this day in history willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)  

1652  On this day in history battle at Etampes French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels  

1652  Battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels on this day in history.  

1655  On May - 04 bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder  

1686  On this day in history municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines.  

1715  French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella (Paris France) on May - 04.  

1715  On May - 04 french manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris)  

1728  Georg F Händels opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto" premieres in London on May - 04.  

1728  Georg F Handel's opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1734  James Thornhill, English painter on May - 04.  

1738  On this day in history josef Kohaut, composer  

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer on May - 04.  

1747  On May - 04 willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel  

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1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)  

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.  

1008  On May - 04 birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)  

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on May - 04.  

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England  

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on this day in history.  

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on May - 04.  

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.  

1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)  

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)  

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)  

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)  

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62  

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71  

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.