Historical Events In May - 06

0523  On this day in history thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0973  On May - 06 henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)   

0988  On May - 06 dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

1124  On May - 06 balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1312  Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna on this day in history.   

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1476  Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children on May - 06.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) on May - 06.   

1502  James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.   

1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance on this day in history.   

1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37   

1529  On this day in history battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals   

1529  On this day in history battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals   

1536  King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church on May - 06.   

1540  Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on May - 06.   

1542  Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time on May - 06.   

1581  On May - 06 frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1598  On this day in history arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands   

1604  On this day in history leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina.   

1606  On May - 06 lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1626  Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets on this day in history.   

1626  Dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets on May - 06.   

1631  Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician on May - 06.   

1638  Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on May - 06.   

1642  Ville Marie (Montreal) forms on this day in history.   

1642  Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.   

1644  Johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil on May - 06.   

1648  On May - 06 battle at Zólty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir   

1648  Battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir on this day in history.   

1666  On May - 06 paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79   

1667  On May - 06 johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50   

1672  On May - 06 brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands   

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1397  On this day in history birth of sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.   

1581  On May - 06 birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

1606  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on May - 06.   

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on May - 06.   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on May - 06.   

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on this day in history.   

1085  On May - 06 king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.