Historical Events In May - 09

0328  On this day in history 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  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) on May - 09.   

1280  On May - 09 magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42   

1336  On May - 09 italian poet Francesco Petrarca climbs Mont Ventoux   

1386  On this day in history treaty of Windsor between Portugal-England   

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

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

1460  Court yard episcopal palace Atrecht has witch burnings on May - 09.   

1460  On this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies   

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  Columbus left Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World on May - 09.   

1519  On this day in history austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history william Bradford, Governor (Plymouth Colony, Mass), dies   

1667  Marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48) on May - 09.   

1671  On this day in history colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels   

1671  Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels on this day in history.   

1688  Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1689  English King Willem III declares war on France on this day in history.   

1707  On May - 09 dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69   

1726  On May - 09 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 May - 09.   

1738  England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea & West-Indies on this day in history.   

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

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

1745  On May - 09 tomaso Antonio Vitali, composer, dies at 82   

1753  King Louis XV disbands French parliament on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

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

1740  Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.   

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.   

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

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