Varius A Bassianus, Syrian emperor of Rome (218-22), murdered at 18?

Death

Zosimus becomes bishop of Rome

Event

Goths lay siege to Rome

Event

Sophronius of Jerusalem, saint/patriarch of Jerusalem, dies

Death

Icon worship officially re-instated in Aya Sofia Constantinople

Event

Romeo and Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare

Event

Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71

Death

Tebriz] shah Ismail I of Persia crowned

Event

Giovanni de' Medici chosen Pope Leo X

Event

Torquato Tasso, Italy, Renaissance poet (Aminta, Apologia)

Birth

Henric Spieghel, Dutch Renaissance poet (Hertspiegel)

Birth

Hendrik L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer

Birth

League of High Nobles routes 2nd protest against King Philip II

Event

Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel

Event

Isaac Elsevier, book publisher

Birth

Land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France

Event

Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille

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Treaty of Rueil destroys 1st Fronde-uprising

Event

Heinrich Georg Neuss, composer

Birth

NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights

Event

Volcano Etna in Italy erupts killing 15,000

Event

Giovanni Veneziano, composer

Birth

1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant," publishes

Event

Jan-Erasmus Quellinus, Flemish painter, dies at 80

Death

Louise-Florence d'pinay, France, writer (Woman, Man and 2 Kingdoms)

Birth