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  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  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on May - 06.   

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  On May - 06 james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

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

1527  On May - 06 spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on May - 06.   

1529  Battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.   

1529  Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on this day in history.   

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

1540  On May - 06 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

1542  Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time on this day in history.   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter on this day in history.   

1598  Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands on May - 06.   

1604  Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina on May - 06.   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter on May - 06.   

1626  On this day in history dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets   

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 this day in history.   

1638  Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1644  On May - 06 johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil   

1648  Battle at Zólty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir on May - 06.   

1648  On this day in history battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir   

1666  Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1672  Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands on this day in history.   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on May - 06.   

1501  On May - 06 birth of marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

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

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

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

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.   

0523  On this day in history death of thrasamunde, king of Vandalen   

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on this day in history.   

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  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.   

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