Historical Events In May - 09

0328  Athanasius is elected Patriarch bishop of Alexandria on this day in history.   

1079  Stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered on this day in history.   

1092  Lincoln Cathedral consecrated on May - 09.   

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) on May - 09.   

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1474  Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.   

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

1502  Columbus left Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World on May - 09.   

1519  Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government on May - 09.   

1573  Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history duke Henri de Guises troops occupy Paris France   

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

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

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter on May - 09.   

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

1667  On May - 09 marie Louise de Gonzague-Nevers, French Queen of Poland (1645-48)   

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

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

1688  On May - 09 frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68   

1689  English King Willem III declares war on France on May - 09.   

1707  Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

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 May - 09 england routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea & West-Indies   

1738  On this day in history john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet   

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

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

1753  On May - 09 king Louis XV disbands French parliament   

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1147  On this day in history 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  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)   

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist   

1079  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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