Liudger becomes 1st bishop of Munster

Event

Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders

Event

Arnulf II, count of Flanders (965-988), dies

Death

Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], C•rodoba Spain, philosopher/physician

Birth

Joachim Van Fiore, Italian religious founder (Joachimism), dies

Death

Nichiren, Japan, Buddhist priest/saint

Birth

Furious inhabitants of Palermo attack French occupation force

Event

Ketsugan, Zen teacher, performs exorcisms to free aizoji temple

Event

Mehmed II [Fƒtih], Sultan of Turkey (1451-81)

Birth

Prince Louis of Bourbon elected bishop of Liege

Event

Duke Sigismund van Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland

Event

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain

Event

Thomas Cranmer becomes archbishop of Canterbury

Event

Henry VIII divorces his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon

Event

Fran‡ois I of Valois-Angoulˆme, King of France (1515-47), dies at 52

Death

Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish

Event

Peter I "the Great" Romanov, great tsar of Russia (1682-1725)

Birth

Jethro Tull, agricultural writer (Basildon), baptised

Birth

Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver

Birth

Johann Balthasar Freisslich, composer

Birth

John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor

Birth

S‚bastien le Prestre Vauban, French fortress architect, dies at 73

Death

John Hawkins, England, wrote 1st history of music

Birth

Tommaso MFS Traetta, Ital's opera composer/band leader (Farnace)

Birth

Francisco Jose de Goya, Fuendetodos Spain, painter/etcher (Naked Maja)

Birth