Historical Events In May - 06

0523  Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.  

0973  Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24) on May - 06.  

0988  On this day in history dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland  

1085  On May - 06 king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies  

1124  Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on this day in history.  

1312  Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna on May - 06.  

1475  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64  

1476  Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children on this day in history.  

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) on May - 06.  

1502  On May - 06 james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)  

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1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance on May - 06.  

1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance on this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37  

1529  On May - 06 battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals  

1529  Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on this day in history.  

1536  King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church on this day in history.  

1540  Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on May - 06.  

1542  Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time on this day in history.  

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter on May - 06.  

1598  On this day in history arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands  

1604  On May - 06 leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina.  

1606  On May - 06 lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter  

1626  On this day in history dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets  

1626  On this day in history dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets  

1631  Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician on May - 06.  

1638  Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on this day in history.  

1642  Ville Marie (Montreal) forms on this day in history.  

1642  On this day in history frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday  

1644  On this day in history johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil  

1648  On May - 06 battle at Zólty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir  

1648  Battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir on this day in history.  

1666  Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1667  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 on May - 06.  

1672  On this day in history brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands  

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.  

1501  On May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)  

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.  

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter  

1638  On May - 06 birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)  

1713  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)  

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)  

1759  On May - 06 birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician  

0523  On May - 06 death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen  

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)  

0988  On May - 06 death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland  

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies  

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.  

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64  

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.  

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37