[Loch-ruadh] Today in history Oct 12

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Augustalia in ancient Rome, honoring Augustus C'sar.
638 Death of Pope Honorius I.
678 Martyrdom of St. Leger.
1263 LARGS (Scotland vs Norway).
1303 Death of Pope Boniface VIII.
1385 Geoffrey Chaucer receives the office of Justice of the Peace.
1415 The forces of Marshal Boucicaut and Constable d'Albret cross the Somme.
1428 English siege of Orleans begins; raised by Joan of Arc 5/7/1429.
1459 Richard, Duke of York, flees to Ireland.
1492 Juan Rodriguez de Triana sights the New World from the deck of the
Nina.
1492 Christopher Columbus lands in the New World (Watling Island).
1492 Death of Piero della Francesca.
1518 Martin Luther, summoned before the Diet of Augsburg, refuses to recant.
1537 Birth of Edward VI (England) by Caesarian section.
1537 Death of Queen Jane (Seymour) of England.
1551 Creation of Premier Marquessate of England: Winchester.
1576 Death of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.
1576 Election of Rudolf II of Hapsburg as Holy Roman Emperor.