[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Jan. 2

[Steve Rourke]

Born:
1403: John Bessarion, Trebizond, Byzantine humanist, theologian, cardinal

Deaths:
0394: Death of St Macarius
1119: Death of Pope Gelasius II
1169: Death of Bertrand de Blanquefort, 6th Master of the Templars
1322: Death of King Phillip V, "The Tall" of France

Other Events:
0069 Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor
0533 John II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1235 Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names
1492 Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)
1570 Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins
1585 Spain & Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville



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