[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History July 2

[Steve K. Rourke]

Births:
419 - Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (d. 455)
1029 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)
1262 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)
1489 - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1556)

Deaths:
862 - St. Swithun, Bishop of Winchester
1298 - Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of the Romans
1504 - Stefan cel Mare, Prince of Moldova (b. 1434)
1566 - Nostradamus, French astrologer (b. 1503)
1582 - Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)
1591 - Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)

Other Events:
1298 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and
Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
1578 - Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island.



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