Today is Tuesday, May 3, the 125th day of 2016. There are 241 days left in the year.
1294 — John II becomes duke of Brabant/ Limburg
1342 — Count Hartmann II becomes ruler of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
1382 — Battle on Beverhoutsfield near Brugge
1455 — Jews flee Spain
1494 — Jamaica discovered by Christopher Columbus; he names it “St Iago”
1512 — Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen (18th ecumenical council) in Rome
1515 — Persian Gulf: Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz
1616 — Treaty of Loudun kills French civil war
1621 — Francis Bacon accused of bribery
1624 — Spanish silver fleet sails to Panam?
1629 — French huguenot leader duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain
1640 — English Upper house accept Act of Attainder