Major Events May 1 Supernova observed by Chinese and Egyptians in constellation Lupus Born in 1006 May 4 Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, The Persian Sufi, born in Herat, Khorasan (now Afghanistan) (d. 1088) 1005 History by Year 1008 Medieval Popes Gregory I Gregory XIII Julius II Julius III Leo X Pius V
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