Historical Events In May - 06
Thursday, 10 July 2025
0523 On this day in history thrasamunde, king of Vandalen
0973 On May - 06 henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)
0988 On this day in history dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland
1085 King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on this day in history.
1124 On this day in history balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered
1312 Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna on May - 06.
1475 Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.
1476 Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg & duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children on May - 06.
1501 On this day in history marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)
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 On May - 06 spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
1527 Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.
1529 Battle at Gogra Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals on May - 06.
1529 On May - 06 battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans & Bengals
1536 On May - 06 king Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church
1540 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history.
1542 Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time on May - 06.
1581 On May - 06 frans Francken, the Younger, painter
1598 On May - 06 arch duke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands
1604 Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina on May - 06.
1606 Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter on May - 06.
1626 On May - 06 dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets
1626 On May - 06 dutch colonist Peter Minuit buys Manhattan Island from local Indians for 60 guilders worth of trinkets
1631 On this day in history robert Bruce Cotton, English politician
1638 Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on May - 06.
1642 On May - 06 ville Marie (Montreal) forms
1642 Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday on May - 06.
1644 On this day in history johan Mauritius resigns as Governor of Brazil
1648 On May - 06 battle at Zólty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir
1648 On this day in history battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir
1666 Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79 on May - 06.
1667 On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50
1672 On this day in history brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands
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