St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

Event

Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies

Death

Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies

Death

Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King

Event

Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon

Event

King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing

Event

I¤igo L¢pez, Spain, marques de Santillana, poet (Comedieta de Ponza)

Birth

King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry

Event

Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II

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Burgundy and acquires Burgundian possessions in the Netherlands and France

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Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of

Event

Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77

Death

Maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor

Event

Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)

Birth

Emperor Charles V's troops besieges Marseille

Event

Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian

Birth

Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France

Event

Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71

Death

Sigismund III becomes king of Poland

Event

French king Henri IV occupies Rouen

Event

Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I

Birth

Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies

Death

Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo

Event

John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)

Birth

John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England

Birth