Historical Events In May - 06
Friday, 02 January 2026
0523 On May - 06 thrasamunde, king of Vandalen 

0973 On May - 06 henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24) 

0988 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 balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered 

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

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

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

1527 On May - 06 spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance 

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

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

1529 Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on this day in history. 

1536 King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church on this day in history. 

1540 On May - 06 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 May - 06. 

1598 On this day in history 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 May - 06. 

1626 Dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets on May - 06. 

1631 On May - 06 robert Bruce Cotton, English politician 

1638 Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on May - 06. 

1642 On this day in history ville Marie (Montreal) forms 

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

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 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 this day in history. 

1667 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50 on this day in history. 

1672 Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands on May - 06. 

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