[Loch-ruadh] Today in history July 8th

[STEVE K ROURKE]

810 Death of Pepin III (France).son of Charlemagne, king of Italy, dies
(birth date unknown)
1115 Death of Peter, the Hermit.
1153 Death of St. Eugenius, Pope.
1173 Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Henry II (England) sails to England as
her husband's prisoner.
1191 Saladin burns Haifa.
1249 Death of Alexander II ( Scotland).
1265 NEWPORT - Prince Edward of England defeats Simon de Montfort.
1336 Death of ( St.) Queen Elizabeth (Portugal).
1376 Death of Edward, "The Black Prince".
1545 Birth of Don Carlos "the Mad," Prince of Spain.
1553 Northumberland proclaims Lady Jane Dudley as Queen of England.