St Mark elected Catholic Pope

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General Maxentius drives out Western Roman emperor Constans

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Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die

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German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia

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Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46

Death

Grand Duke Ivan II of Moscow occupies Novgorod

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Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (U of Ingolstadt), dies at 61

Death

King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV

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Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde

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Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru

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Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer

Birth

Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63

Death

Fran‡ois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois)

Birth

Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's 1st UFO sighting

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1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed pilgrims in Boston

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French Prince Louis II of Cond‚ captured

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Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau)

Birth

Benedikt Lechler, composer, dies at 64

Death

Moise Amyrault, French theologist/vicar, dies

Death

Adriaen A Bloemaert, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 56

Death

Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panam 

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John A van Riebeeck, Dutch founder Cape Colony, dies at 57

Death

Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized

Birth

Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes)

Birth

English king Willem III travels to The Hague

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