Claudius, Roman Emperor, dies of poison mushrooms at 63

Death

Robrecht I, the Fries, Count of Flanders, dies

Death

Battle at Steppes-Bishop Pierrepont and Louis II beat Henry I of Brabant

Event

French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy

Event

Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35

Death

Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter

Birth

Rabbi Issac Abarbanel starts his exegesis on Bible

Event

English admiral Poynings fleet occupies Lock

Event

Maximilian of Austria and Louis XII sign Treaty of Trente

Event

Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III

Event

Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days

Birth

Francesco Caracciolo, Italian religious founder/saint (Caracciolini)

Birth

Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague

Death

Dutch West Indies Co grants religious freedom in West Indies

Event

Sweder van Haersolte, mister of Swaluwenborch/diplomat, dies at 61

Death

Prince of Cond‚ flees Paris

Event

Johann Heinrich Kittel, composer

Birth

Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies

Death

Gen-major John Lambert drives out English Rump-govt

Event

Denmark king Frederik III makes coup

Event

Dani‰l Elsevier, book publisher/publisher, dies at 54

Death

Fran‡ois Roberday, composer, dies at 56

Death

Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47

Death

Dutch/English troops occupy Luik

Event

Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67

Death