Historical Events
- May 1 Turkish troops occupy Hungary
Secret Treaty with Henry VIII
May 17 Scottish Earl of Lennox Matthew Stewart signs a secret treaty with English King Henry VIII
Recognition of Christian III
May 23 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V recognizes King Christian III of Denmark
Famous Birthdays
- May 24 William Gilbert, English physician and physicist (research into magnetism), born in Colchester, England (d. 1603)
Famous Deaths
- May 29 Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68
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