[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History June 23

[Steve K. Rourke]

Births:
47 BC - Pharaoh Ptolemy XV of Egypt
1433 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1488)
1456 - Margaret of Denmark, wife of James III of Scotland (d. 1486)
1534 - Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (d. 1582)
1596 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)

Deaths:
79 - Vespasian, Roman Emperor (b. 9)
1018 - Henry I of Austria
1516 - King Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1452)
1555 - Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)
1582 - Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)

Other Events:
1305 - Flemish-French peace treaty signed at Athis-sur-Orge.
1314 - Start of the Battle of Bannockburn south of Stirling, Edward II of
England & Robert I of Scotland met in battle. Scotland won and Edward fled
the field and Scotland.
1532 - Henry VIII & François I sign secret treaty against Emperor Charles V.



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