[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History January 2

[Spence Mabry]

And, on anorther note in history!
   
  It's the Honorable Lady Robin's birthday today!
   
  So, wish her a happy, happy!  And bring her chocolate (she can't get enough of that)
   
  Ceatta
  permissum nos exsisto curiosus sicco illic
  (with apologies to Sgt. Esterhaus of the Hill Street PD)

steverourke at charter.net wrote:
  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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