Historical Events In May - 06

0523  On this day in history thrasamunde, king of Vandalen  

0973  On May - 06 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 May - 06.  

1606  On this day in history 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  On this day in history robert Bruce Cotton, English politician  

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

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

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

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 May - 06.  

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

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 May - 06 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 this day in history birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)  

1581  On May - 06 birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter  

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on May - 06.  

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

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on May - 06.  

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

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

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

0680  On May - 06 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 this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered  

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.