Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed

Death

Domitian, Roman emperor, dies

Death

Chrysopolis emperor Constantine beats emperor Licinius

Event

Arnulf vanf Gent, Westfries earl (988-93), dies in battle

Death

Erik II Eimune, [Onvergetelijke], king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered

Death

Louis VII, King of France, dies

Death

Koenraad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies

Death

Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies

Death

Farmer uprising in Transsylvania

Event

Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage

Event

Charles V of Germany and Francis I of France sign Peace of Crepy

Event

English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne

Event

Peace of Cr‚py: German emperor Charles V and French king Fran‡ois I

Event

Spanish attack Alkmaar

Event

Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer/poet

Birth

Emperor Ferdinand II declares war on France

Event

Pietro Sanmartini, composer

Birth

New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony

Event

Jan A "Joannes" Antonides van der Goes, poet (Ystroom), dies at 37

Death

Johann Gottfried Walther, Erfurt Germany, composer/Musicographer

Birth

Jean Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher

Birth

Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies

Death

George Read, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)

Birth

Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51

Death

Turkey and Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks

Event