Publius Quinctilius Varus, Roman viceroy of Syria, suicide at 59

Death

Mark U Trajanus, 13th Roman emperor (98-117)/conqueror of Ctesiphon

Birth

St Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Event

Ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies

Death

Louis III, the Blind Proven‡aals king of Lombardije/Germany, dies at 48

Death

Louis I, Duke of Wittelsbach, dies

Death

Maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Neth (1531-55)

Birth

Thomas Wolsey appointed archbishop of York

Event

John Pistorius, church reformer, burned at the stake

Death

Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain

Event

Erasmus Widmann, composer

Birth

Georg R Weckerlin, German poet (Oden und Ges„nge)

Birth

San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid finished

Event

Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer

Birth

Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII

Event

Hidejoshi, [Hijoshi], Japanese general strategist/kampaku, dies

Death

Fran‡oise duc de la Rochefoucald, Paris France, writer (M‚moires)

Birth

Prince Bethlen G bors troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary

Event

Mayflower departs from Plymouth England with 102 pilgrims [OS May 8]

Event

Swedish troops occupy Riga

Event

Giambattista Pamfili replaces Pope Urban VII as Innocent X

Event

Cornelis Bicker, merchant/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61

Death

England and France sign peace treaty

Event

Germantown Pa founded by 13 immigrant families

Event

Gottfried Kirkhoff, composer

Birth