Historical Events In May - 06
Monday, 18 March 2024
0523 Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.
0973 On this day in history henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
0988 On this day in history dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland
1085 King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.
1124 Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on this day in history.
1312 On this day in history pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna
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 this day in history.
1502 On this day in history james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)
1527 On this day in history spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance
1527 On May - 06 spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
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 On this day in history battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals
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 On this day in history francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
1581 Frans Francken, the Younger, painter on this day in history.
1598 Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands on May - 06.
1604 On May - 06 leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina.
1606 Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter on this day in history.
1626 On May - 06 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 On May - 06 robert Bruce Cotton, English politician
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 this day in history.
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 May - 06.
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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