Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor (800-14)

Birth

Gerbert of Aurillac elected as 1st French Pope

Event

Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies

Death

Alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Arag¢n

Event

Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52

Death

Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Arag¢n, dies

Death

Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Le¢n

Event

Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy

Event

Genoa Italy, expels Jews

Event

England/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambr‚sis

Event

States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht

Event

Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope

Event

Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan

Birth

Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction)

Birth

Constantin Christian Dedekind, composer

Birth

Georg Caspar Weckler, composer

Birth

Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet, dies at 45

Death

Robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander

Event

Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48

Death

Johann Lohner, composer, dies at 59

Death

Jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)

Birth

Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland)

Birth

Casanova, writer

Birth

Franz Asplmayr, composer

Birth

Giacomo Tritto, composer

Birth