Historical Events In May - 06

0523  On May - 06 thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0973  On this day in history henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)   

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

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

1124  On May - 06 balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1312  On this day in history pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna   

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on May - 06.   

1476  Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children on May - 06.   

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

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

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

1527  On this day in history spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance   

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37   

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

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

1536  King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church on May - 06.   

1540  On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

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 May - 06.   

1598  Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands on May - 06.   

1604  Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina on this day in history.   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history 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  On May - 06 robert Bruce Cotton, English politician   

1638  On May - 06 cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies   

1642  On May - 06 ville Marie (Montreal) forms   

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

1644  Johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil on this day in history.   

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

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

1666  On this day in history paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79   

1667  On May - 06 johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50   

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 May - 06.   

1501  On this day in history birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

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

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  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

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

0680  On May - 06 death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

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

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

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

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

1502  On this day in history death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on May - 06.