Historical Events In May - 05
Tuesday, 05 May 2026
0553 2nd Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens 

1260 Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. 

1382 Battle of Beverhoutsveld - population beats drunken army 

1382 Battle of Beverhoutsveld 

1430 Jews are expelled from Speyer Germany 

1494 Christopher Columbus first sights Jamaica on his 2nd voyage to the New World 

1494 On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica 

1512 The birth of Geradus Mercator, German map maker 

1640 English Short Parliament unites 

1646 King Charles I surrenders at Scotland 

1665 Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow 

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