Historical Events In May - 09

0328  Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria on May - 09.  

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

1092  Lincoln Cathedral consecrated on May - 09.  

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

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

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

1386  Treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England on this day in history.  

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

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

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  On May - 09 peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded  

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

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

1519  Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter on May - 09.  

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

1667  Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48) on this day in history.  

1671  Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels on May - 09.  

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  On this day in history english King Willem III declares war on France  

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

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

1738  On May - 09 john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

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

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

1753  King Louis XV disbands French parliament on May - 09.  

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1147  On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)  

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

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

1738  On May - 09 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  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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.