[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History May 24

[STEVE K ROURKE]

Born:
0015 Julius Caesar Germanicus Roman commandant
1544 William Gilbert Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)

Deaths:
1144 Petronella wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies
1153 David I King of Scotland, dies
1543 Nicolas Copernicus astronomer, dies in Poland

Other Events:
1086 Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III
1153 Malcolm IV becomes king of Scotland
1300 King Philip IV occupies Flanders, Earl Gwijde captured
1370 Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV
1487 Imposter Lambert Simnel ceremony crowned as King Edward VI of Dublin




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