Historical Events In May - 06

0523  Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.   

0973  Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24) on this day in history.   

0988  On May - 06 dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies   

1124  On May - 06 balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1312  Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna on May - 06.   

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1476  On May - 06 emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) on May - 06.   

1502  James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.   

1527  On May - 06 spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending the Renaissance   

1527  Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance on this day in history.   

1527  On this day in history karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37   

1529  On May - 06 battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals   

1529  On this day in history battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals   

1536  King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church on this day in history.   

1540  On May - 06 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48   

1542  Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time on this day in history.   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter on this day in history.   

1598  Arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands on May - 06.   

1604  On May - 06 leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina.   

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter on May - 06.   

1626  On this day in history dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets   

1626  Dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets on this day in history.   

1631  Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician on May - 06.   

1638  Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on this day in history.   

1642  Ville Marie (Montreal) forms on this day in history.   

1642  Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday on this day in history.   

1644  Johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil on this day in history.   

1648  On this day in history battle at Zólty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir   

1648  Battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir on this day in history.   

1666  Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1667  On May - 06 johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50   

1672  On May - 06 brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands   

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on May - 06.   

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on this day in history.   

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1758  On this day in history birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician   

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.   

0680  On May - 06 death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)   

0988  On this day in history death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.   

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered   

1475  On this day in history dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64   

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on May - 06.