[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History January 3

[steverourke at charter.net]

Born:
0106 -BC-Marcus Tullius Cicero Rome, statesman/author (Academica)


Deaths:
0533: Death of St. Fulgentius of Ruspe
1322 Philip V the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies
1437: Death of Catherine of Valois
1501 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani] Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
1543 Juan Cabrillo conqueror of Central America, discoverer of California,
dies
1552 Henry II of Bavaria bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64
1560 Peder Palladus Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56
1570 Bartholomeus Latomus [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies
1571 Joachim II Hector elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65
1590: Death of Robert Boyd of Scotland

Other Events:
0236 St Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0269 St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII
0964: Roman Citizens attack Vatican
1338 Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent
1399: Timur-i-Leng defeats Emperor Mahmud of India
1407 Bloody battles between Hoeksen & Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
1431 Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop
1521 Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church
1565: Ivan the Terrible threatens to abdicate