Historical Events In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) on this day in history.  

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

1303  Flemings conquers Middelburg on May - 04.  

1415  On this day in history religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.  

1471  On this day in history battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha  

1471  On this day in history battle of Tewkesbury  

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

1493  On this day in history spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain & Portugal  

1494  On May - 04 christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica  

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

1540  Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on this day in history.  

1572  Veere sides with Geuzen on this day in history.  

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

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

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82  

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer on May - 04.  

1626  On May - 04 dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island  

1626  On this day in history indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons  

1626  On May - 04 peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands  

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  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) on May - 04.  

1652  On May - 04 battle at Etampes French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels  

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

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

1686  Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines on May - 04.  

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

1715  French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris) on this day in history.  

1728  On May - 04 georg F Händels opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto" premieres in London  

1728  On May - 04 georg F Handel's opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto," premieres in London  

1734  James Thornhill, English painter on May - 04.  

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer on this day in history.  

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer on this day in history.  

1747  Willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel on May - 04.  

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1006  On this day in history 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  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.  

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer  

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 May - 04.  

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)  

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

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.  

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on May - 04.  

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)  

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.  

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.  

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

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

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.