Historical Events In May - 06
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
0523 Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.
0973 On May - 06 henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
0988 Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.
1085 On this day in history 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 On May - 06 emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children
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)
1527 Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance on this day in history.
1527 Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance on May - 06.
1527 Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.
1529 On this day in history 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 On this day in history king Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church
1540 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history.
1542 On May - 06 francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
1581 On May - 06 frans Francken, the Younger, painter
1598 On this day in history arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands
1604 On this day in history leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina.
1606 On May - 06 lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter
1626 On May - 06 dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets
1626 On May - 06 dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets
1631 Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies
1642 On May - 06 ville Marie (Montreal) forms
1642 Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday on May - 06.
1644 Johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil on May - 06.
1648 On this day in history battle at Zólty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir
1648 On May - 06 battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir
1666 Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1667 On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50
1672 Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands on May - 06.
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