Historical Events
Parliament of Worms
May 8 Parliament of Worms installs edict against Martin Luther
Edict of Worms
May 25 Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers
Treaty of Interest
May 28 Pope Leo X signs treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
Famous Birthdays
- May 8 Saint Peter Canisius, Dutch Jesuit Catholic priest, born in Nijmegen, Netherlands (d. 1597)
Famous Deaths
- May 10 Sebastian Brant, Alsatian humanist and satirist (Ship of Fools), dies at about 74 [birth date uncertain, c. 1457]
- May 17 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, English politician (b. 1478)
- May 28 William de Croÿ [Guillaume II de Croÿ,], influential chief tutor and First Chamberlain to Charles V of Spain, dies at about 62
