Page 2: Historical Events In May - 01

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

1625  On this day in history portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)   

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 May - 01 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

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

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

1700  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies on May - 01.   

1702  On May - 01 smallpox in Canada, New France   

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

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

1703  Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered on May - 01.   

1704  On May - 01 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 May - 01.   

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  Prussia declares war on Sweden on May - 01.   

1720  Great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people on May - 01.   

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  On May - 01 spain & Austria sign trade treaty   

1729  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1730  On this day in history yellow fever in Spain   

1732  Influenza in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

1733  Smallpox in Canada, New France on this day in history.   

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  On May - 01 smallpox in Thirteen Colonies   

1739  Measles in Thirteen Colonies on May - 01.   

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1218  On May - 01 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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.   

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

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

0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

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

1171  On May - 01 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.