On This Day

May 1671 in History

Events in History

  • 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

Birthdays in History

  • 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)

Deaths in History

  • May 7 Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of Opperkrijgshof, dies at 62