St Militiades ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Event

Nika-revolt against Justianus and Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople

Event

John VI, Catholic Pope (701-05), dies

Death

Constantine IX Monomachos, emperor of Byzantium, dies

Death

Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king

Event

Jan IV, Duke of Brabant/Limburg

Birth

Domenico Ghirlandajo, Italy, renaissance painter

Birth

Francesco Parmigianino, Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)

Birth

Johannes Cochlaeus, [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies

Death

Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm

Event

1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral

Event

Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion

Event

Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat

Event

Franciscus Gomarus, [Fran‡ois Gomaer], French theologist, dies

Death

Isaac Newton is elected a member of Royal Society

Event

Paul Hallman, composer, dies at 49

Death

Jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58

Death

Mt Etna erupts, Sicily

Event

Columban Praelisauer, composer

Birth

Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London

Event

Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent

Birth

Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer

Birth

Pehr Forsk†hl, Finish botanist

Birth

William Curtis, English botanist/publisher (Botanical Magazine)

Birth

Frantisek Adam Mica, composer

Birth