[Loch-ruadh] Today in History Jan 3

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Births

0106 -BC-Marcus Tullius Cicero Rome, statesman/author (Academica)

Deaths

1322 Philip V the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies
1501 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani] Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
1543 Juan Cabrillo conqueror of Central America, discoverer of California,
dies
1552 Henry II of Bavaria bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64
1560 Peder Palladus Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56
1570 Bartholomeus Latomus [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies
1571 Joachim II Hector elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65


Other Events

0236 St Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0269 St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII
1338 Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent
1407 Bloody battles between Hoeksen & Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
1431 Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop
1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church