Charlemagne, German emperor/Roman Emperor (800-814), dies at 71

Death

German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness

Event

Pope Gregory VII pardons German emperor Heinrich IV

Event

1st Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria

Event

Gelasius II, [Giovannis Caetani], pope (1118-19), dies

Death

Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22

Death

Flemish/Dutch coast ravaged by north western storm

Event

Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents)

Event

Earl of Joigny, burned at royal ball

Death

Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509)

Birth

Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France

Event

Philips of Cleve, ruler of Ravenstein, dies

Death

9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England

Event

Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55

Death

Elia Levita, German-Yiddish writer (Habachur), dies at about 80

Death

John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies

Death

By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended

Event

Cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)

Birth

James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland

Event

John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)

Birth

Francis Drake, English pirate (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50

Death

Clement IX, [Giulio Rospigliosi], Pistoia, Italy, 238th pope (1667-69)

Birth

Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at 85

Death

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Naples, mathematician/astronomer

Birth

Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)

Birth