On This Day

<<

What Happened in May 1671

>>

Historical Events

  • May 9 Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels of England and Scotland from the Tower of London, captured running from the tower with the jewels [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • May 21 Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, Italian organist and composer, born in Siena (d. 1755)
  • May 22 Abraham Patras, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1735-37), born in Grenoble, France (d. 1737)
  • May 24 Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born in Pitti Palace, Florence, Tuscany (d. 1737)
Born in 1671


What Happened in 1671

Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.