Historical Events In May - 15

0756  Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova Spain   

0884  Marinus I ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

1004  Henry II the Saint crowned king of Italy   

1213  English king John names Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury   

1248  Archbishop Konrad v Hochstaden lays cornerstone for Koln cathedral   

1252  Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition   

1492  Cheese & Bread rebellion German mercenaries kills 232 Alkmaarse   

1492  Cheese & Bread rebellion: German mercenaries kills 232 Alkmaarse   

1514  Jodocus Badius Ascensius publishes Christiern Pedersen's Latin version of Saxo’s Gesta Danorum, the oldest known version of that work.   

1525  German boer army surrounde/ laughters 5,000; ends Boer war   

1536  Anna Boleyn & Lord Rochford accused of adulter/ ncest   

1565  Henrick de keyser: Architect/master builder of amsterdam   

1567  Claudio giovanni antonio monteverdi: Cremona italy, composer (l'orfeo)   

1608  René goupil: French catholic missionary (canadian martyrs)   

1720  Maximilian hell: Slovakian astronomer   

1749  Levi lincoln: Sr., american revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting governor of massachusetts   

1754  Pierre dutillieu: Composer   

1759  Maria theresia von paradis: Composer   

1764  Johann nepomuk kalcher: Composer   

0392  Valentinianus ii: Emperor of rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  Marinus i: [martinus ii], pope (882-84),   

0913  Hatto i: Archbishop of mainz   

1157  Yury dolgoruky: Russian prince   

1174  Nur ad-din mahmud: King of syria,   

1381  Eppelein von gailingen: German robber baron   

1470  Charles viii of sweden: Charles viii of sweden (b. 1409)   

1482  Paolo toscanelli: Italian physician & mapmaker,