Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76

Death

Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89

Death

Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope

Event

Halley's Comet sparks English monk to predict country'll be destroyed

Event

Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies

Death

Battle at Danoura: Yoshitsune Minamoto's fleet beats imperial fleet

Event

Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns

Death

Jews of Yroyes France are accused of ritual murder

Event

Gen Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India

Event

Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht

Event

Duke of Bourbon drives admiral Bonnivet out of Milan

Event

Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies

Death

Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer

Birth

Battle of Muhlberg: Emperor Karel V vs ruler Johan F the Brave

Event

Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Fran‡ois

Event

Battles between Spanish troops and followers of sultan Suleiman

Event

Sab Vicente de Pa£l

Birth

Benedikt Lechler, composer

Birth

Pacificatie of Ireland drawn

Event

Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered

Death

John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography

Birth

Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver

Birth

Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer

Birth

"Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms

Event

Giovanni Battista Martini, composer

Birth