Historical Events In May - 09

0328  On this day in history athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria.  

1079  On this day in history stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1092  Lincoln Cathedral consecrated on May - 09.  

1265  On May - 09 dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)  

1280  On this day in history magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

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

1386  On this day in history treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England  

1443  Niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies on this day in history.  

1450  On this day in history 'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated.  

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

1460  On May - 09 jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

1474  Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.  

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

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

1519  On this day in history austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government  

1573  Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king on this day in history.  

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

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

1590  On May - 09 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 May - 09.  

1667  Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48) on May - 09.  

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

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

1688  On May - 09 frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68  

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 May - 09.  

1738  On this day in history england routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea & West-Indies  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet on May - 09.  

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82  

1753  King Louis XV disbands French parliament on this day in history.  

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

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

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

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

1740  On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

1783  Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.  

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

1793  On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist  

1079  Death of Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on May - 09.  

1280  On this day in history magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

1315  Death of Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282) on May - 09.  

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

1446  On this day in history death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)  

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

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.  

1590  Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on May - 09.