Historical Events In May - 06

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

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  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on this day in history.   

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 May - 06.   

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

1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance on May - 06.   

1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance on May - 06.   

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

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

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

1536  On May - 06 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  On this day in history francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.   

1581  On May - 06 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 this day in history.   

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

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  Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on May - 06.   

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 May - 06.   

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  On this day in history brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands   

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1397  On this day in history 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  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on May - 06.   

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

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on this day in history.   

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  On May - 06 death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

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