Historical Events In May - 06

0523  On May - 06 thrasamunde, king of Vandalen  

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

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

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

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1476  On this day in history emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children  

1501  On this day in history 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  On this day in history spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance  

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  Battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.  

1529  On this day in history battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals  

1536  On this day in history king Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church  

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  On this day in history frans Francken, the Younger, painter  

1598  On May - 06 arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands  

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

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

1626  Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets on this day in history.  

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

1631  On May - 06 robert Bruce Cotton, English politician  

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

1642  Ville Marie (Montreal) forms on May - 06.  

1642  Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday on May - 06.  

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  On this day in history battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir  

1666  On May - 06 paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79  

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

1672  On May - 06 brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands  

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1397  On May - 06 birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)  

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

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

1606  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter  

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

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  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.  

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.  

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

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on this day in history.  

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

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

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.  

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.