[Loch-ruadh] Today in History Jan 15

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Births

1432 Afonso V "the African" king of Portugal (1438-1481)
1507 Johann Oporinus [Herbster] Swiss book publisher (Koran)
1567 Black Box [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)

Deaths

0069 Servius Sulpicius Galba 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), killed by
Praetorian guard in the Forum Rome, at 70
1208 Peter of Castelnau French nobleman, murdered

Other Events

0708 Sisinnius begins his reign as Catholic Pope (dies 20 days later)
0946 Caliph al-Mustaqfi blinded/ousted
1346 Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria gives his wife Margaretha, Holland/Zealand
1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church
1552 France signs secret treaty with German Protestants
1562 3rd sitting of Council of Trente opens
1582 Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to the Baltic
1586 Battle at Boxum Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army