Events & Holidays In May - 17

Constitution Day (Nauru Norway)

Día das Letras Galegas (Spain)

1155  Jien, Japanese poet and historian (d. 1225) was born on this day in history.   

1443  On this day in history birth of edmund, Earl of Rutland, brother of Kings Edward IV of England and Richard III of England   

1444  Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (Birth of Venus) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On this day in history birth of engelbert II, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz/viceroy of Luxembourg   

1490  Albrecht von Hohenzollern, 1st duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Neth lawyer/historian/theologist was born on this day in history.   

1551  Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and occultist (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1050  On this day in history guido van Arezzo, Italian music theorist, dies   

1189  Death of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Japanese general (b. 1159) on this day in history.   

1336  Death of Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.   

1365  Death of Louis VI the Roman, Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1395  On this day in history death of constantine Dragas, Serbian ruler of a semi-independent realm   

1464  On this day in history death of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (executed) (b. 1427)   

1510  Alessandro di Botticelli, painter (Birth of Venus), dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history death of edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)