Constantine, Emperor of Rome, dies at 47

Death

Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)

Event

Townspeople of Fulda Germany massacre Jews (blamed for black death)

Event

Gutenberg Bible became the 1st printed book

Event

Maximilian I of Habsburg, German Emperor/archduke of Austria

Birth

George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies

Death

Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury

Event

Lodovico Guicciardini, Ital historian, dies at 67

Death

French King Henri IV festival in Paris

Event

Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England)

Birth

John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68)

Birth

Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Neth

Event

1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown Va; 347 slain

Event

Cornelis van Aerssen, Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about 81

Death

1st colonial legislation prohibiting gambling enacted (Boston)

Event

Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony

Event

Thomas Carew, English poet/diplomat (The Rapture), dies

Death

Hendrick Uylenburgh, art dealer, buried at about 73

Death

Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas

Event

Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king

Event

Giuseppe Sellitto, composer

Birth

Giacomo Insanguine, composer

Birth

Anton Raphael Mengs, German writer/neo-classic painter

Birth

Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer)

Event

Jean-Baptiste Lully, Ital/Fr composer (Forced Marriage), dies at 77

Death