Historical Events In May - 09

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

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

1092  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 09 court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings  

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

1474  On this day in history 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  On May - 09 austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government  

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

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

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

1590  On May - 09 karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66  

1596  On May - 09 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1657  On May - 09 william Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies  

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

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

1707  On this day in history dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69  

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

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

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

1265  On May - 09 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  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.  

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

1785  On this day in history 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  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

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

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

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

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

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