Battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians

Event

Odoacer elected King of Byzantine

Event

Aboe Bekr Abd Allah, [al-Siddik], friend/successor of Mohammed, dies

Death

King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

Event

William Wallace, Scottish patriot, hanged, disemboweled and beheaded

Death

Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers

Event

King Philip VI of France, crowned

Event

Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle

Death

Holland and Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty

Event

Siegmund Freiherr von Herberstein, Austrian diplomat

Birth

Jean Molinet, Burgundy historian (Chroniques), dies at about 72

Death

Fran‡ois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)

Birth

Guillaume Bud‚, French humanist, dies at about 72

Death

Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code

Event

Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor

Event

Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam

Event

Land guardian Margaretha van Parma grants Calvinists rights

Event

French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders

Event

Luis de L‚on, scholar/poet, dies

Death

Fulvio Testi, Italian poet (Pianto d'Italia)

Birth

University of Groningen opens

Event

1st one-way streets open (London)

Event

Gerbrant A Bredero, poet/playwright (Moortje), dies at 33

Death

George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36

Death

Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies

Death