Historical Events In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) on May - 04.   

1256  On May - 04 the Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae.   

1303  Flemings conquers Middelburg on this day in history.   

1415  On May - 04 religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance.   

1471  Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha on this day in history.   

1471  On this day in history battle of Tewkesbury   

1493  On this day in history spanish Pope Alexander VI divides non-Christian world between Spain &Portugal   

1493  Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain & Portugal on May - 04.   

1494  On this day in history christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica   

1540  Venice &Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on May - 04.   

1540  Venice & Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople on May - 04.   

1572  On May - 04 veere sides with Geuzen   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1611  On May - 04 carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1626  On this day in history dutch exlorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island   

1626  Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth &buttons on May - 04.   

1626  Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands on May - 04.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England on this day in history.   

1634  Johan van Walbeecks fleet departs to West-Indies on May - 04.   

1635  On this day in history willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1652  On May - 04 battle at Etampes French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels   

1652  On May - 04 battle at Etampes: French army under Turenne beats Fronde rebels   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder on this day in history.   

1686  Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines on May - 04.   

1715  French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella (Paris France) on May - 04.   

1715  French manufacturer debuts 1st folding umbrella (Paris) on this day in history.   

1728  On this day in history georg F Händels opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto" premieres in London   

1728  On this day in history georg F Handel's opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto," premieres in London   

1734  James Thornhill, English painter on May - 04.   

1738  On this day in history josef Kohaut, composer   

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer on May - 04.   

1747  Willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel on May - 04.   

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1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  On May - 04 birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.   

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82