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

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  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 this day in history.   

1527  On May - 06 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 May - 06.   

1529  Battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.   

1529  Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.   

1536  On May - 06 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 May - 06 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  On May - 06 arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands   

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

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

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

1626  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1644  On this day in history johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil   

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

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  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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 May - 06.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.   

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  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  On this day in history death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

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  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 this day in history.