Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies

Death

Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies

Death

Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)

Birth

Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term

Event

Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy

Event

John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile and Le¢n, dies at 58

Death

Murad II, sultan of Turkey (1421-51), dies

Death

Johann Gensfleisch Gutenberg, printer, dies

Death

Bartholomeus Diaz discovers Mosselbaai (Angra dos Vaqueros)

Event

Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer

Birth

Garc¡a de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies

Death

Russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova

Event

Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies

Death

Henry of Navarre (future Henry IV) escapes from Paris

Event

German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau

Event

Paul Melissus, [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at 62

Death

Louis Bouteiller, composer

Birth

Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile

Event

Fran‡ois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized

Birth

General Moncks army reaches London

Event

Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53

Death

1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass)

Event

Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island

Death

Gottfried Vopelius, composer, dies at 70

Death

Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austria organist/composer

Birth