[Loch-ruadh] Today in history Oct 21

[STEVE K ROURKE]

635 Death of St. Fintan of Taghmon.
1066 Dover submits to William "the Conqueror".
1096 NICAEA (French and German members of the 1st Crusade defeated by the
Turks).
1187 Election of Pope Gregory VIII.
1379 Death of St. John of Bridlington.
1415 The army of Henry V (England) passes Peronne, France.
1422 Death of Charles VI ( France).
1520 Magellan enters Straits of Magellan.
1521 Henry VIII (England) named "Defender of the Faith" by the Pope.
1526 Synod of Homburg.
1596 The Sieur de Beaumont accused of witchcraft.