Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king

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Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies

Death

Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery

Birth

Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England

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Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25

Death

Francesco de Layolle, composer

Birth

Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries 2nd wife

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King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students

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Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda

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Robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest

Death

George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury

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Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies

Death

Arcangelo Crivelli, composer, dies at 70

Death

Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia

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John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)

Birth

English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands

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John Flamsteed appointed 1st Astronomer Royal of England

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Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)

Birth

King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn

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Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany

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Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter

Birth

English fleet under admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena

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Johann Heinrich Egli, composer

Birth

Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general

Birth

Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer

Birth