Historical Events In September - 05
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1187 On September - 05 louis VIII, [Coeur-de-Lion] king of France (1223-26) 

1198 Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany on September - 05. 

1235 Henry I, duke of Brabant, dies on this day in history. 

1319 Pedro IV, king of Aragon on September - 05. 

1519 On September - 05 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs 

1548 On this day in history catharine Parr, queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, dies at about 36 

1550 William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs on September - 05. 

1566 On this day in history suleiman I, Great Law Giver, sultan of Turkey (1520-66), dies at 71 

1569 Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 on this day in history. 

1572 On September - 05 pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 

1590 Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris on this day in history. 

1596 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java on this day in history. 

1600 Loreto Vittori, composer on this day in history. 

1622 Richelieu becomes cardinal on this day in history. 

1634 On September - 05 -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants 

1638 On this day in history louis XIV, Sun King, king of France (1643-1715) [OS] 

1644 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Sas of Gent on September - 05. 

1644 On this day in history gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) 

1659 Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Neth East-Indies, dies at 71 on this day in history. 

1661 French superintendant of Finance Nicolas Fouquet arrested on this day in history. 

1666 On September - 05 great Fire of London ends, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and 8 dead 

1666 On September - 05 gottfried Arnold, German theologist/historian/songwriter 

1683 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Colbert, French Minister of Navy, dies at 64 

1684 John Uytenhage van Lacks, lawyer/author, drowned at 48 on September - 05. 

1688 Lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Fight of Kings & Mice) on this day in history. 

1694 On this day in history frantisek Antonin Mica, composer 

1698 On September - 05 russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards 

1725 French King Louis XV marries Polish princess Mary Lesczynski on September - 05. 

1734 On September - 05 jean-Benjamin de La Borde, composer 

1735 On September - 05 johann Christian Bach, composer, son of JS Bach (English Bach) 

1737 On this day in history johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann, composer 

1750 On September - 05 decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods 

1750 Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (Scots poems) on this day in history. 

1767 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet/translator/critic on this day in history. 

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