Historical Events In May - 04

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

1256  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   

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

1471  Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha.   

1471  Battle of Tewkesbury.   

1493  Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides non-Christian world between Spain and Portugal   

1493  Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal.   

1494  Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica.   

1540  Venice and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople.   

1572  Veere sides with Geuzen   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer.   

1626  Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island   

1626  Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons.   

1626  Peter Minuit is recorded as becoming director-general of New Netherlands.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England.   

1634  Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies.   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1652  Battle at Etampes French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels   

1652  Battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder.   

1686  Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines   

1715  French manufacturer debuts inaugural folding umbrella (Paris France).   

1715  French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris).   

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

1734  James Thornhill, English painter   

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer   

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer.   

1747  Willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel.   

1752  Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver, dies at 71.   

1763  Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

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

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

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

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  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On May - 04 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  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

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