Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle)

Event

Arnulf, bishop of Metz (614-640)/politician, dies at about 58

Death

Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies

Death

King Edward I of England orders expulsion of Jews

Event

Battle of Velbuzd

Event

Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders

Birth

Francesco Petrarch, Italian poet (Italia Mia), dies at 69

Death

Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)

Birth

Pope's authority declared void in England

Event

Ren‚ van Chalon, viceroy of Holland, dies in battle at 25

Death

Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612)

Birth

Willem van Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht

Event

Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada

Event

Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40

Death

Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61

Death

Spanish troops occupy Mantua

Event

Joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)

Birth

Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia)

Birth

Bernard, duke of Saksen-Weimar (Rheinfelden), dies

Death

Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, gov of Ft Emmerik/Heusden, dies

Death

Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer, dies at 74

Death

-20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw

Event

Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer

Birth

Joannes Camphuys, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 61

Death

Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River

Event