Historical Events In May - 09

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

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

1092  On May - 09 lincoln Cathedral consecrated  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) on this day in history.  

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

1336  Italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

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

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

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

1519  On May - 09 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 this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66  

1596  On this day in history abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1657  William Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies on May - 09.  

1667  On this day in history marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48)  

1671  On May - 09 colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels  

1671  On May - 09 col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels  

1688  On this day in history frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68  

1689  English King Willem III declares war on France on this day in history.  

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

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

1738  On May - 09 england routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea &West-Indies  

1738  On May - 09 england routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea & West-Indies  

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

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

1745  On May - 09 tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82  

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 May - 09.  

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

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.  

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

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  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.  

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

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

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

1443  On May - 09 niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on this day in history.  

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