Historical Events In May - 06
Saturday, 08 February 2025
0523 On this day in history thrasamunde, king of Vandalen
0973 On this day in history henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
0988 On May - 06 dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland
1085 On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies
1124 On May - 06 balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered
1312 Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna on May - 06.
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 this day in history.
1501 Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) on this day in history.
1502 James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.
1527 On this day in history spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance
1527 On this day in history spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
1527 Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.
1529 Battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.
1529 Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.
1536 King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church on May - 06.
1540 On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
1542 On May - 06 francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time.
1581 Frans Francken, the Younger, painter on May - 06.
1598 On this day in history arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands
1604 On May - 06 leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina.
1606 On this day in history lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter
1626 Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets on May - 06.
1626 On May - 06 dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets
1631 On this day in history robert Bruce Cotton, English politician
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 On this day in history johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil
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 May - 06.
1666 On May - 06 paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79
1667 On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50
1672 Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands on May - 06.
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