[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Dec. 26

[Steve Rourke]

Born:
1194: Frederick II, German Emperor
1476: Duchess Anne of Brittany


Deaths:
0268: Death of Pope Dionysuis
1109 Albericus of Cîteaux French saint, dies
1530: Death of Babur the Mogul, of India


Other Events:
0066 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
0795: Election of Leo III as Pope
1076: Coronation of Boleslav II as King of Poland
1340 English king Edward III proclaimed king of France
1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
1492: 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus
1519: Tapestries, designed by Raphael, first hung in the Sistine Chapel
1559: Election of Pope Pius IV



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