Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen

Death

Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor (1002/14-24)

Birth

Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland

Death

King Alfonso VI, of Le¢n conquered Toledo, dies

Death

Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered

Death

Pope Clement V closes Council of Vienna

Event

Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64

Death

Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg and duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children

Event

Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days)

Birth

Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance

Event

Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37

Death

Battle at Gogra: Mogol emperor Babur beats Afghans and Bengals

Event

King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church

Event

Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48

Death

Frans Francken, the Younger, painter

Birth

Arch duke Albrecht and Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands

Event

Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter

Birth

Dutch colonist Paul Minuit buys Manhattan for $24 in trinkets

Event

Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies

Death

Frans Francken, the Younger, Flemish painter, dies on 61st birthday

Death

Ville Marie (Montreal) forms

Event

Johan Mauritius resigns as governor of Brazil

Event

Battle at Z¢lty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir

Event

Paul Siefert, composer, dies at 79

Death

Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer, dies at 50

Death