Historical Events In May - 09

0328  Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria on this day in history.  

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

1092  On May - 09 lincoln Cathedral consecrated  

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

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

1336  Italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux on May - 09.  

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

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

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

1460  Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings on this day in history.  

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

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

1502  On this day in history 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 this day in history austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government  

1573  Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king on May - 09.  

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

1588  Duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris on May - 09.  

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

1596  On May - 09 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

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 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 May - 09.  

1707  Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 on this day in history.  

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  On May - 09 john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

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  King Louis XV disbands French parliament on May - 09.  

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1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)  

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

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

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

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

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

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1315  On this day in history death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

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

1446  On May - 09 death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)  

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

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

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