Historical Events In September - 05

1198  Today in history philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany   

1519  2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs on September - 05.   

1550  William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs on September - 05.   

1590  Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris on September - 05.   

1596  On September - 05 dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java   

1622  Richelieu becomes cardinal on September - 05.   

1634  -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants on this day in history.   

1644  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent today in history.   

1661  Today in history french superintendant of Finance Nicolas Fouquet arrested   

1666  Great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead today in history.   

1698  Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards today in history.   

1187  Today in history birth of louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26)   

1319  Today in history birth of pedro IV, king of Aragon   

1567  On September - 05 birth of date Masamune, Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan (d. 1636)   

1568  Tommaso Campanella, Italian theologian, philosopher, and poet (d. 1639) was born on September - 05.   

1600  Loreto Vittori, composer was born today in history.   

1621  Today in history birth of juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694)   

1638  Louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS] was born on September - 05.   

1644  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) was born today in history.   

1165  Today in history death of emperor Nijo of Japan (b. 1143)   

1201  On September - 05 death of constance, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1161)   

1235  Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies on September - 05.   

1548  Catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 today in history.   

1566  Suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71 on September - 05.   

1569  Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 on September - 05.   

1572  Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

1607  Death of Pomponne de Bellièvre, chancellor of France (b. 1529) today in history.