Historical Events In May - 21

0143  Earliest known date in Amer-pre Mayan king Harvest-Bergvorst installed on May - 21.   

0685  Battle at Nechtansmere Picten beat Northumbrians on May - 21.   

0685  On May - 21 battle at Nechtansmere: Picten beat Northumbrians   

0878  On this day in history syracuse, Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.   

0879  On May - 21 pope John VIII gives blessings to duke Branimir and to Croatian people, considered to be international recognition of Croatian state.   

0987  On May - 21 louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

0996  Otto the Great's Saxon grandson, now 16, is crowned Otto III 2005at Rome on this day in history.   

0996  On this day in history pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III German emperor   

0996  On May - 21 otto the Great's Saxon grandson, now 16, is crowned Otto III May 21 at Rome   

1040  On May - 21 king Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency   

1216  French crown prince Louis enters England on this day in history.   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on May - 21.   

1260  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire sends his envoy Hao Jing and two other advisors to the Song Dynasty court of Emperor Lizong of Song; while attempting to negotiate with the Song in order to resolve their conflict, Hao Jing and his fellow emissaries are imprisoned by order of the high Chancellor of China, Jia Sidao on this day in history.   

1420  Treaty of Troyes-French King Charles VI gives France to English on this day in history.   

1471  King Edwards IV enters London on May - 21.   

1471  On May - 21 albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1481  On May - 21 christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies   

1502  On May - 21 portuguese Admiral Da Nova discovers St Helena   

1512  Pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena on this day in history.   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history sermon of Bathe, Aargau TC evangelical theology   

1526  On this day in history -Jun 8] Sermon of Bathe, Aargau: TC evangelical theology   

1526  On this day in history sermon of Bathe, Aargau: TC evangelical theology   

1527  On May - 21 the birth of King Philip II of Spain   

1527  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98) on May - 21.   

1542  On May - 21 spanish explorer Hernando de Soto dies while searching for gold along the Mississippi River   

1542  Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R on this day in history.   

1553  On this day in history english Lady Jane Grey marries Guildford Dudley   

1602  Martha's Vineyard first sighted (Captain Bartholomew Gosnold) on May - 21.   

1602  On this day in history martha's Vineyard 1st sighted (Captain Bartholomew Gosnold)   

1633  On this day in history joseph de La Barre, composer   

1639  On May - 21 giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70   

1647  Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet/playwright (Warenar), dies at about 65 on May - 21.   

1650  On this day in history james G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged   

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1471  On this day in history birth of albrecht Durer, Nornberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker   

1527  On this day in history birth of philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)   

1633  On May - 21 birth of joseph de La Barre, composer   

1653  On this day in history birth of eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1697)   

1671  On May - 21 birth of azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer   

1680  On May - 21 birth of frederich Karl Erbach, composer   

1688  On this day in history birth of alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

1720  On May - 21 birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer   

0987  On this day in history louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies   

1254  Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1481  Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies on this day in history.   

1512  On May - 21 death of pandolfo Petrucci, ruler of Siena   

1524  Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80 on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R   

1607  Death of John Rainolds, English scholar (b. 1549) on this day in history.   

1639  Giovan D "Tommaso" Campanella, Italian philosopher/poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.