[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History June 14

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Born:

Deaths:
0847: Death of St. Methodius of Constantinople
1497: Murder of Duke of Gandia
1594: Orlando di Lasso died in Munich. He was 62. Orlando was one of the
first composers to routinely compose polyphonic music, multiple melodies
going at one time. Without Orlando, Bach might not have been possible

Other Events:
0510 BC: Rome becomes a republic (one suggested date)
1170: Coronation of Henry III as King of England
1272: Founding of Gouda, Holland
1334: The Mongol Khatun (Princess) Bayalun journeys to Constantinople
1574: Henry of Valois, King of Poland, flees his Kingdom



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