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 this day in history.  

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

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

1471  Battle of Tewkesbury on this day in history.  

1493  On this day in history 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  

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

1572  On May - 04 veere sides with Geuzen  

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

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

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82  

1611  On this day in history carlo Rainaldi, composer  

1626  Dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island on May - 04.  

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

1626  On this day in history peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands  

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

1634  Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies on May - 04.  

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

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

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

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder on May - 04.  

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

1715  On this day in history french manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella (Paris France)  

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

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

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

1734  On May - 04 james Thornhill, English painter  

1738  On May - 04 josef Kohaut, composer  

1744  On May - 04 marianne von Martinez, composer  

1747  On this day in history willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel  

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1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)  

1008  On May - 04 birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)  

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 04 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 this day in history.  

1471  On May - 04 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  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on this day in history.  

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)  

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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