Historical Events In May - 01

0305  On May - 01 emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Jovius of Rome resigns   

0526  On May - 01 antioch earthquake in Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) killing =300,000 people   

1006  On May - 01 supernova observed by Chinese &Egyptians in constellation Lupus   

1006  On May - 01 supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus   

1048  Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Netherlands on this day in history.   

1048  On May - 01 bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Neth   

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) on this day in history.   

1240  Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.   

1277  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.   

1328  On this day in history wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton   

1394  Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple &it's surroundings from an old badger on this day in history.   

1394  Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple & it's surroundings from an old badger on May - 01.   

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.   

1471  Thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91 on May - 01.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) on May - 01.   

1523  Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere on May - 01.   

1528  Pánfilo the Narvaéz begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida on May - 01.   

1528  On this day in history pánfilo the Narváez begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida   

1544  On May - 01 turkish troops occupy Hungary   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist on this day in history.   

1551  Council of Trente resumes on May - 01.   

1555  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 on May - 01.   

1567  On May - 01 michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1572  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies on May - 01.   

1576  Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May - 01.   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer on May - 01.   

1582  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer on May - 01.   

1592  On May - 01 johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer   

1594  On May - 01 john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate   

1598  On May - 01 jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java   

1625  Portuguese &Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) on this day in history.   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1493  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.   

1577  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.