[Loch-Ruadh] Yoday in History June 17
Steve K. Rourke
steverourke at charter.net
Fri Jun 16 21:23:31 PDT 2006
Births:
1239 - King Edward I of England (d. 1307)
Deaths:
1025 - Boleslaw I the Brave, first king of Poland
1091 - Dirk V, Count of Holland (b. 1052)
1463 - Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (b. 1436)
1565 - Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (b. 1536)
Other Events:
1462 - Vlad III Dracula attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in the Night
Attack, and the latter is forced to retreat from Wallachia.
1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge - Forces under King Henry VII soundly
defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
1565 - Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga Shogun, Ashikaga
Yoshiteru.
1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern
California) for England.
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