Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian (anti?)Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies

Death

Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days)

Event

Reinoud van Chƒtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies

Death

Battle of Hittin (Tiberias): Saladin defeats Reinoud of Chƒtillon

Event

Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle

Death

Battle at Breukelen: Holland vs Lichtenberg

Event

Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies

Death

Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65

Death

Angelo Correr becomes Pope Gregory XII

Event

41 Jewish martyrs burned at stake at Breslau

Event

Filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies

Death

Johann Tetzel, (German?) monk, dies at about 79

Death

Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56

Death

Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)

Birth

Charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies

Death

Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82

Death

Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)

Birth

Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden

Event

Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral

Birth

William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80

Death

Thomas Middleton, Elizabethan dramatist (Women Beware Women), dies

Death

City of Providence, Rhode Island form

Event

Prince of Cond‚ starts blood bath in Paris

Event

British Barebones Parliament goes into session

Event

Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor

Birth