[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History July 9

[Steve K. Rourke]

Births:
1249 - Emperor Kameyama of Japan (d. 1305)
1577 - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English Jamestown colonist (d.
1618)
1578 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1637)

Deaths:
518 - Anastasius I, Byzantine Emperor
1228 - Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
1386 - Duke Leopold III of Austria (killed in battle) (b. 1351)
1553 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)

Other Events:
455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western
Roman Empire.
1357 - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assists laying the foundation stone of
Charles Bridge in Prague.
1540 - Henry VIII of England annulls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne
of Cleves.
1541 - Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and
150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the
Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his
Empire.



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