Historical Events In May - 09

0328  On May - 09 athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria.  

1079  Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on this day in history.  

1092  On this day in history lincoln Cathedral consecrated  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) on May - 09.  

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on May - 09.  

1336  On May - 09 italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux  

1386  Treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England on May - 09.  

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on May - 09.  

1450  On May - 09 'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated.  

1460  Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings on May - 09.  

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1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on May - 09.  

1474  Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history.  

1502  Columbus left Spain on his 4th &final trip to New World on this day in history.  

1502  On May - 09 columbus left Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World  

1519  Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government on May - 09.  

1573  On this day in history polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king  

1588  On May - 09 duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris France  

1588  Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66  

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter on this day in history.  

1657  William Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies on this day in history.  

1667  On May - 09 marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48)  

1671  On this day in history colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels  

1671  Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels on this day in history.  

1688  Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1689  On May - 09 english King Willem III declares war on France  

1707  Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 on May - 09.  

1726  On this day in history five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.  

1738  England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea &West-Indies on this day in history.  

1738  England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea & West-Indies on this day in history.  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet on this day in history.  

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) on May - 09.  

1745  Tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1753  On this day in history king Louis XV disbands French parliament  

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1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on this day in history.  

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)  

1596  On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.  

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.  

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.  

1079  On May - 09 death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1280  On May - 09 magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on May - 09.  

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on this day in history.  

1474  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded  

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on this day in history.