Historical Events May 10 Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague May 12 Battle at Biblingen: Zwabische Union beats rebel Wurttemberg farmers May 15 The battle of Frankenhausen: German peasant army surrounded, 5,000 slaughtered ; ends the peasants' uprising May 17 Battle at Zabern: duke of Lutherans beats rebels Famous Deaths May 5 Frederick III [Frederick the Wise], Elector of Saxony (1486-25) who protected his subject Martin Luther, dies at 62 May 27 Thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader 1524 History by Year 1526 Famous People Who Were.. Abolitionists Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies