John the Baptist, beheaded

Death

Gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) becomes emperor of Rome

Event

Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs)

Event

Basilius I, the Macedoni‰r, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies

Death

Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III

Event

Jacques Pantal‚on elected as Pope Urban IV

Event

Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)

Birth

Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator

Birth

Treaty of Picquigny] king Louis XI buys English contacts

Event

Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)

Birth

Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII

Event

Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35

Death

Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs

Event

Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20

Death

Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors

Death

Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa

Event

Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges

Event

Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)

Birth

Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)

Birth

Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese

Event

Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron

Birth

John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance

Birth

English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland

Event

Gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49

Death

Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw

Event