May 9 1271 – Robert VI the Bruce, 6th Lord of Annandale, Earl of Carrick (1243–1304) the crusade landed in Acre on 9 May 1271, and only started to engage the Muslims in late June. Married Marjorie of Carrick. Wikipedia.

1280 Magnus VI fell ill in Bergen and died 9 May. Seal of Magnus VI Lagabøte Rigsarkivet in Copenhagen. Rider with sword.

1973 seal with rider and arm stretched holding the sword of justice in defense of truth and virtue.

Tytler’s History of Scotland from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

  1. A.D. Sometime in. The Gunpowder plot discovered, London.

1608 A.D. Sometime in. Galileo discovers the Satellites of Jupiter. Previously circa 1595,  Galileo taught at the University of Padua, also attended 1596 to 1600 by Ruthven the young Earl of Gowrie, descendant of Henry 7th King of England.

 

1610 A.D. Sometime in. Henry IV Of France assassinated. The Moors expelled from Spain by Philip III.

1611 A.D. Sometime in. Baronets First created In England by King James of England (6th of Scotland) for payment of a fee of about Pounds 5,000 each (a modest King’s ransom – equivalent to 500 years wages), an inheritable nobility, arms granted, but not eligible for the House of Lords.

1614 A.D. Sometime in. Logarithms Invented by Napier of Merchiston. Multiply by adding.

1616 A.D. Sometime in. Settlement of Virginia by Sir Walter Raleigh. [Per Tytler, but Virginia had been established in 1607, 9 years earlier. Raleigh was freed from prison to search for El Dorado.]

1619 A.D. Sometime in. The circulation of the blood discovered by Dr Harvey. [Reinforces the belief of humors to justify bleeding of sick to remove imbalance of humors.]

1620 A.D. Sometime in. The English make a settlement at Madras.

1621 A.D. Sometime in. Institution of the knights of Nova Scotia.

1625 A.D. Sometime in. The Island of Barbadoes planted; the first English settlement In the West Indies.

1625 A.D. Sometime in. Knight baronets first created in Scotland.

1632 A.D. Sometime in. Gustavus Adolphus killed in the battle of Lutzen. [Swedish General and ruler used Scots Mercenary soldiers, including Colonel Hugh Cochrane of Ayrshire and Hugh’s brother.].

1635 A.D. Sometime in. Bagdad taken by the Turks.

1640 A.D. Sometime in. John Duke of Braganza recovers the kingdom of Portugal.

1641 A.D. Sometime in. The Irish Rebellion, and Massacre of the Protestants.

  1. A.D. Sometime in. Beginning of the civil war in England.
  2. A.D. Sometime in. Louis XIV King of France. The sun king.
  3. Battle of Auldearn.

1649 Chinese tradition marking one month anniversary of baby’s birth. Vietnam babies named at first month. James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, 1st Duke of Buccleuch, KG, PC (born 9 April 1649 – 15 July 1685), became an English nobleman Earl of Doncaster, in the County of York (1663), Earl of Dalkeith (1663), Baron Scott of Tindale, in the County of Northumberland (1663) and Baron Scott of Whitchester and Eskdale (1663). Originally called James Crofts or James Fitzroy, he was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the eldest natural son of prince Charles II and Charles’ mistress, Lucy Walter. Charles fled to the continent to live in exile after King Charles 1st was executed 2 months earlier.

The Coat of Arms of Charles I. The Coat of Arms above the entrance is that of Charles I who stayed in the King’s Manor in 1633 and 1639. His father James I (James VI of Scotland) whose monogram appears on the doorway had introduced the unicorn the supporter of Scotland into the royal arms. The lion is the supporter of England. The two beast hold lances with the flags of St Andrew and St George. The fleur-de-lis of France and the harp of Ireland can also be seen. Note the N of the word MOИ. The coat of arms was restored by the York Civic Trust in 1972. openplaques.org

1699 The Darien colony. Sometime in May 1699.Between the Atlantic and Pacific.

This must have been foreseen ; but it was never doubted that ample supplies would be procured from the English provinces in North America, which afforded great superabundance of provisions, and from the West India colonies, which always possessed superfluities. It was here that the enmity of the King [William 3rd] and the English nation met the unfortunate settlers most unexpectedly, and most severely. In North America, and in the West India islands, the most savage pirates and buccaneers, men who might be termed enemies to the human race, and had done deeds which seemed to exclude them from intercourse with mankind, had nevertheless found repeated refuge, – had been permitted to refit their squadrons, and, supplied with every means of keeping the sea, had set sail in a condition to commit new murders and piracies. But no such relief was extended to the Scottish colonists at Darien, though acting under a charter from their Sovereign, and establishing a peaceful colony according to the law of nations, and for the universal benefit of mankind.

1812 Bonaparte left Paris to join the army in Poland. With triumphs in Dresden Danzig, and Konigsberg.

1860 Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet born. Died 19 June 1937. Peter Pan Turns 100. 1860 Barrie was born at the foot of the Scottish Highlands in 1860 in Kirriemuir, a town of weavers. Resting above the North Sea, Kirrie, lies between two wilderness glens that reach into the very heart of the mountains. Sir James received his degree from Edinburgh University in 1882, landed his first job as a writer with the Nottingham Journal in 1883, and arrived in London two years later, ready to risk all as a freelance writer. Barrie’s tales of Scotland, inspired by his mother’s memories, caught on. Kirriemuir, rechristened as Thrums, was soon beloved by readers of prestigious British publications such as the National Observer and St. James’s Gazette. Peter Pan made his first appearance in Barrie’s 1902 novel, The Little White Bird, which centers on a wealthy older man who befriends a young couple and their growing son. The elderly gentleman tells the boy of an infant named Peter Pan, just 7 days old, who roams the paths of Kensington Gardens and has the ability to fly.

Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/peter-pan.html#ixzz2PvTK5IlI

Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, London. Wikipedia.

2001 Cannes France. Moulin Rouge! released. The movie has a Scottish writer, Christian (Ewan Gordon McGregor), in love with a cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman, Scots descent). Love and romance musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France in 1899-1900. Donald M. McAlpine Cinematography. Craig Armstrong Music. Garry McDonald, doctor.

2013 Utah is ranked 2nd highest (4.6% of the state population) among the 50 United States with the top percentages of Scottish residents (Wikipedia 26 March 2017 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Americans#Scottish_Americans_by_state ).   How are the Scots in Utah doing?

United Health Foundation America’s Health rankings 2013 Hospital Deaths Seniors – Utah ranked 1st, http://www.americashealthrankings.org/senior/OK-UT/2013

2017 Hi I’m Elder Connor Davis – People I want to travel the world. I enjoy singing & beat boxing. I’m serving in the Scotland/Ireland Mission, and I’m a Mormon.

 

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