Historical Events In May - 01

0305  Emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Jovius of Rome resigns on this day in history.   

0526  Antioch earthquake in Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) killing =300,000 people on this day in history.   

1006  Supernova observed by Chinese &Egyptians in constellation Lupus on this day in history.   

1006  Supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus on May - 01.   

1048  On this day in history bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Netherlands   

1048  On May - 01 bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Neth   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) on May - 01.   

1240  Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On May - 01 albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1328  Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton on this day in history.   

1394  On this day in history ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple &it's surroundings from an old badger   

1394  On May - 01 ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple & it's surroundings from an old badger   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies   

1471  Thomas a Kempis, spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) on this day in history.   

1523  On May - 01 danish king Christian III arrives in Veere   

1528  On May - 01 pánfilo the Narvaéz begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida   

1528  On May - 01 pánfilo the Narváez begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida   

1544  Turkish troops occupy Hungary on this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1551  Council of Trente resumes on May - 01.   

1555  On May - 01 marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53   

1567  On this day in history michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1572  Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies on this day in history.   

1576  Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer   

1592  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer on this day in history.   

1594  John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate on May - 01.   

1598  On May - 01 jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java   

1625  Portuguese &Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) on May - 01.   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.   

1577  On this day in history birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

1118  On this day in history death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.   

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.