[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History January 11

Steve K. Rourke steverourke at charter.net
Tue Jan 10 22:23:55 PST 2006


Births

1403 Jan IV Duke of Brabant/Limburg
1449 Domenico Ghirlandajo Italy, renaissance painter
1503 Francesco Parmigianino Italian artist (Madonna with the Long Neck)

Deaths

0705 John VI Catholic Pope (701-05), dies
1055 Constantine IX Monomachos emperor of Byzantium, dies
1552 Johannes Cochlaeus [Dobeneck], German humanist/theologist, dies

Other events

0314 St Militiades ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0532 Nika-revolt against Justianus & Theodora in Hippodrome Constantinople
0705 John VI ends his reign as Catholic Pope
1158 Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king
1558 Westmunster Church in Middelburg destroyed by heavy storm
1569 1st recorded lottery in England is drawn at St Paul's Cathedral
1571 Emperor Maximilian II grants Austrian adel freedom of religion
1599 Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove & muskaat





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