Battle at Aquileja: Emperor Theodosius beats emperor Magnus Maximis

Event

Theodosius II de Jongere, emperor Austrian Empire, dies

Death

Pope Stephen II, [III] makes Pippin de Korte, King of France

Event

Victor II, [Gebhard], Pope (1055-57), dies

Death

Su Tung-p'o, Chinese poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher, dies at 64

Death

Crusaders attack Damascus

Event

Ibn al-'Arabi, Muslim mystic/philosopher

Birth

Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle

Death

Battle at Ancyra/Angora/Ankara: Timur Lenk beats sultan Bajezid I

Event

Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon

Event

Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (Arcadia)

Birth

Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland

Birth

English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife

Event

Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed

Death

Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid

Event

Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe

Event

Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I

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Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda

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Judith J Leyster, Dutch house painter, baptised

Birth

Spanish marshal Piccolomini conquerors Schenkenschans

Event

John Amner, composer, dies at 61

Death

Suzuki Shosan, Samurai/monk/propagator of Zen Buddhism, dies at 76

Death

Cyrano de Bergerac, French dramatist/novelist, dies at 36 in Paris

Death

Savinien Cyrano seigneur de Bergerac, French author, dies at 36

Death

Abraham Cowley, English poet (Mistress/Sex libri plantarum), dies

Death