Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25

Death

Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Event

Alexius IV Angelus, regent of Byzantium (1203-04), murdered

Death

Hendrik II, duke of Brabant (1235-48), dies

Death

Louis II, the Stern, ruler of Upper-Bayern, dies

Death

Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies

Death

Olivier de la Marche, Flemish writer/poet/governor, dies

Death

Emperor Karel and King Fran‡ois I sign anti-English treaty

Event

Hieronymus Aleander, [Gir¢lamo Aleandro], Ital diplomat, dies at 61

Death

Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)

Birth

English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence

Event

Michael Trumper, composer

Birth

Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic

Birth

Gabriel Schutz, composer

Birth

Rene Descartes, philosopher "I think therefore I am", stops thinking

Death

Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator (Easter Island)

Birth

Dutch garrison on Formosa surrenders for Chinese pirates

Event

Sjihab al-Din Sultan C Shah Djahan, mogol of India (Taj-Mahal), dies

Death

French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion

Event

Abandoned child, Huygens friend poet Catharina Questiers, buried at 31

Death

Miguel Lopez, composer

Birth

Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian opera composer

Birth

Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80

Death

George Etherege, English stage writer (Love in a Tub), dies at 56

Death

John L baron van Elderen, 63rd bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73

Death