Events & Holidays In May - 07

Hari Hol Pahang (Malaysia)

1328  Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1365) was born on this day in history.   

1530  On this day in history birth of louis I Condé, French prince/leader of hugenots   

1574  On this day in history birth of innocent X, [Giambattista Pamfili], 236th pope (1644-55)   

1643  Stephanus Van Cortlandt, American politician (d. 1700) was born on this day in history.   

1700  On this day in history birth of gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist   

1704  Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Austrian general (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)   

0685  On this day in history marwan I ibn al-Hakam, 4th kalief of Omajjaden (684-85), dies   

0973  Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (962-973), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1092  Death of Remigius de Fécamp, first bishop of Lincoln (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1166  Death of Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) on this day in history.   

1205  Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 on this day in history.   

1427  On this day in history death of thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English churchman   

1523  Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 on this day in history.   

1539  On this day in history death of guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (b. 1469)