Yaroslav I, the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies

Death

Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies

Death

Martinus V, [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies

Death

Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism)

Birth

Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)

Birth

Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)

Birth

Swiss and German mercenaries desert Fran‡ois I's army

Event

King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII

Event

Mark van Vaernewijck, Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at 50

Death

Ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41

Death

Gerard Reynst appointed Dutch gov-gen of East-Indies

Event

John Dowland, composer, dies

Death

Gregor Aichinger, German composer/organist, dies at about 63

Death

Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories)

Birth

Jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher

Birth

Defeat of Dutch fleet under Adm Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth

Event

James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76

Death

Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised

Birth

David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies

Death

1st recorded wine auction held (London)

Event

Aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies

Death

Johan Willem Friso becomes viceroy of Groningen Neth

Event

10 sleeping Indians scalped by whites in NH for œ100/scalp bounty

Event

Frederich Karl Erbach, composer, dies at 50

Death

Estates of Holland ratifies Treaty of Vienna

Event