Page 2: Historical Events In May - 01

1625  Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland on May - 01.   

1625  Portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) on this day in history.   

1628  On May - 01 meiboom in Quincy MA degenerates into orgy with Indian women   

1672  Joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator) on May - 01.   

1679  On this day in history esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

1682  On this day in history louis XIV &his court inaugurate Paris Observatory   

1682  Louis XIV & his court inaugurates Paris Observatory on May - 01.   

1700  On this day in history john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies   

1702  On this day in history smallpox in Canada, New France   

1703  Battle at Rultusk Swedish army beats Russians on this day in history.   

1703  On May - 01 battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians   

1703  On this day in history kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered   

1704  On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad   

1704  Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad on May - 01.   

1707  On this day in history england, Wales &Scotland form UK of Great Britain   

1707  England, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain on this day in history.   

1707  On May - 01 great Smallpox Epidemic in Iceland killing 18,000+ (36% of population) people   

1710  Great Northern War plague outbreak in Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania on this day in history.   

1711  Arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar on May - 01.   

1713  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on this day in history.   

1714  On May - 01 measles in Canada, New France   

1715  On this day in history prussia declares war on Sweden   

1720  On this day in history great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people   

1721  Boston smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts Bay Colony killing 844 people on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history spain &Austria sign trade treaty   

1725  Spain & Austria sign trade treaty on this day in history.   

1729  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1730  Yellow fever in Spain on May - 01.   

1732  Influenza in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1733  On May - 01 smallpox in Canada, New France   

1735  On May - 01 john H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp   

1738  On this day in history great Plague of 1738 in Balkans killing 50,000 people   

1738  On this day in history smallpox in Thirteen Colonies   

1739  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on May - 01.   

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.   

1545  On May - 01 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.   

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies   

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.   

1308  On May - 01 death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies