St Sixtus II begins his reign as Catholic Pope

Event

Chlodomer, King of the France to Orl‚ans, dies at about 29

Death

Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten

Death

Mohammed, Arabic prophet/founder (Islam)

Birth

Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany

Event

European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to ending war for all time

Event

Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies

Death

Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia and Leon

Birth

Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II)

Event

2 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish king Kazimierz IV

Event

Louis van Bourbon, prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers), dies

Death

Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60

Death

Juan del Encina, composer, dies at 61

Death

Jewish community of Neutitschlin Moravia expelled

Event

Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies

Death

Artus I Quellinus "the Old", Flemish sculptor, baptised

Birth

Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY))

Event

Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer, dies

Death

Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant

Event

William Penn left England to sail to New World

Event

Francesco Maria Vallara, composer

Birth

Jacobus Nozeman, Dutch composer/organist

Birth

Russian/Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War

Event

Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault, composer, dies at 57

Death

Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat)

Birth