[Loch-ruadh] Today in history July 10th

[STEVE K ROURKE]

419 RAVENNA - Ostrogoths defeat Romans.
938 Death of Pope Benedict VII.
1024 Death of Pope Benedict VIII.
1073 Death of St. Anthony of the Caves.
1086 Death of Canute IV ( Denmark).
1187 Acre surrenders to Saladin.
1290 Murder of Ladislaus IV ( Hungary).
1296 John Baliol surrenders to Edward I ( England).
1376 The "Good Parliament" closes.
1451 Birth of James III (Scotland)
1460 NORTHHAMPTON - Capture of Henry VI ( England) during the War of the
Roses.
1472 Heroines of Beauvais force Charles the Bold to raise siege of Beauvais.
1480 Death of Rene I ( Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem).
1509 Birth of Calvin Protestant religious reformer/theologian
1520 Cortes retreats from Tenochtitlan.
1547 A duel was fought at Saint Germain-en-Laye, between Francois de
Vivonne, and the Lord of Jarnac, Guy de Chabot. From this duel comes the
fencing term "coup de Jarnac," or leg cut.
1559 Henry II (France) dies of injuries sustained in a joust.
1584 Assassination of William of Orange.