[Loch-ruadh] Today in History Jan 6

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Births

1367 Richard II Bordeaux, France, king of England (1377-99)
1412 Joan of Arc Domremy, martyr
1486 Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor
1488 Helius Eobanus Hessus German poet (Silvae)
1585 Claude Favre baron de Perouges seigneur de Vaugelas French grammarian
1587 Gaspar de Guzmán Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain (1621-43)


Deaths

1088 Berengarius of Tours French theologist, dies
1275 Raymundus of Peñafort Spanish church law scholar, dies
1374 Andreas Corsini Italian saint/bishop of Fiesole, dies
1425 Jan of Bavaria liege of Holland/bishop/duke, dies
1448 Christopher III king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies
1536 Baldassare Peruzzi Italian architect/painter, dies
1541 Bernard van Orley Flemish royal painter of Hungary, dies at about 52
1592 Johan Casimir palsgrave at the Rhine, dies

Other Events

1066 King Harald of England crowned
1099 Henry V crowned German king
1227 Ferrand of Portugal freed from the Louvre
1352 French king Jean II introduces Order of the Star
1453 Emperor Frederik III becomes archduke of Austria
1496 Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi
1497 Jews are expelled from Graz (Syria)
1535 City of Lima Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro
1540 King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves
1579 Artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras