[Loch-ruadh] today in history July 1st

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Born on this date:
   1506: King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia



 1534: Fredrick II, King of Denmark and Norway



On this date:
   0069: Vespasian proclaimed Roman Emperor



 1067: Death of Maurilius, Archbishop of Rouen



 1187: Saladin's army crosses the Jordan



 1251: Mangu named KaKhan



 1266: Treaty of Perth http://www.scotnet.de/shared/treatyperth.htm



 1270: St. Louis IX, King of France, leaves on the 8th Crusade



 1390: A French expeditionary force sails to fight the Barbary pirates



 1523: Two of Luther's followers burned alive at Brussels



 1535: Sir Thomas More indicted for treason after refusing to acknowledge
Henry VIII as head of the church. He had recently resigned from his post as
Lord Chancellor of England rather than acknowledge the king's divorce. He
was beheaded.



 1543: England and Scotland sign the Peace of Greenwich



 1552: Death of Antonio de Mendoza, first Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico)



 1555: Burning of John Bradford as an heretic
http://www.markers.com/ink/jboldnew.htm



 1569: Union of Lublin http://www.poloniatoday.com/history5.htm



 1595: An English fleet sacks Cadiz, Spain