Historical Events In May - 01

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

1625  Portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) on May - 01.   

1628  On this day in history meiboom in Quincy MA degenerates into orgy with Indian women   

1672  On May - 01 joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator)   

1679  Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 on May - 01.   

1682  Louis XIV &his court inaugurate Paris Observatory on this day in history.   

1682  On May - 01 louis XIV & his court inaugurates Paris Observatory   

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

1702  Smallpox in Canada, New France on May - 01.   

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  Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered on May - 01.   

1704  On May - 01 boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad   

1704  On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad   

1707  On May - 01 england, Wales &Scotland form UK of Great Britain   

1707  England, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain on May - 01.   

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

1710  On May - 01 great Northern War plague outbreak in Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania   

1711  On this day in history arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar   

1713  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on this day in history.   

1714  On May - 01 measles in Canada, New France   

1715  On May - 01 prussia declares war on Sweden   

1720  On May - 01 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  Spain &Austria sign trade treaty on May - 01.   

1725  On May - 01 spain & Austria sign trade treaty   

1729  On May - 01 measles in Thirteen Colonies   

1730  Yellow fever in Spain on this day in history.   

1732  Influenza in Thirteen Colonies on this day in history.   

1733  Smallpox in Canada, New France on May - 01.   

1735  On this day in history 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  Smallpox in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1739  On May - 01 measles in Thirteen Colonies   

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

1218  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

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

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)   

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

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.