This day in History - July 1

549 Historic Events for July 1
69 Event Bataafs nobleman Gaius Julius Civilis proclaimed emperor of Syria
70 Event Titus sets up batterig rams to assault the walls of Jerusalem
649 Event Pope Martinus I elected to succeed Theodore I
1097 Event 1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea
1200 Event In China, sunglasses are invented
1233 Event Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice
1252 Event King Alfonso X "el Sabio" of Castili‰/Le¢n crowned
1253 Event Battle at Westkapelle-Floris the Guardian beats Gwijde van Dampierre
1347 Event Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to daughter of Jan III
1378 Death Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies
1381 Birth Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint
1390 Event French and Genuese armada sails out against barbarian pirates
1506 Birth Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia (1516-26)
1511 Birth Hadrianus Junius, [Adriaen de Jonghe], medical/historian/humanist
1517 Event Inquisitor Adrian Boeyens (pope Adrianus VI) becomes cardinal
1517 Event 1st burning of Protestants at stake in Netherlands
1523 Death Hendrik Voes, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake
1523 Death John of Esschen, Flemish priest/church reformer, burned at stake
1534 Birth Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88)
1535 Event Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason
1543 Event England and Scotland sign Peace treaty of Greenwich
1560 Birth Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/duke of Aarschot
1569 Event Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland
1586 Birth Claudio Saracini, composer
1589 Death Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies