Battle at Adrianopolis: Flavius Julius Crispus' beats emperor Licinius

Event

St Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Event

Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies

Death

Hugo Capet crowned king of France

Event

Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

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Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle

Death

Crusaders enter Tiberias

Event

Louis XI, King of France (1461-83)

Birth

Treaty of Delft-between Jacoba of Bayern and Philip the Good

Event

Duke Charles the Stout marries Princess Margaretha of York

Event

Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)

Birth

Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67

Death

Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec

Event

Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament

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Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69

Death

Portugal gives Tanger and Bombay to English King Charles II

Event

Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint)

Birth

Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)

Birth

Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty

Event

Robert Adam, architect/designer (Adelphi Terrace, London)

Birth

Samuel Huntington, (Gov-Ct), Continental Congress pres

Birth

John Singleton Copley, Mass, finest colonial American artist

Birth

George Washington surrenders to French, Ft Necessity (7 Years' War)

Event

Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass

Event

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies

Death