[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History June 26

[Steve K. Rourke]

Births:

Deaths:
363 - Julian the Apostate, Roman Emperor (killed in battle) (b. 331)
1291 - Eleanor of Provence, wife of Henry III of England
1541 - Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru (murdered)

Other Events:
363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid
Empire. General Jovian is proclaimed Emperor by the troops on the
battlefield.
684 - Benedict II becomes Pope.
1284 - According to legend, the Pied Piper lures 130 children of Hamelin
away.
1409 - Western Schism: The Catholic church is led into a double schism as
Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V after the Council of Pisa,
joining Pope Gregory XII in Rome and Pope Benedict XII in Avignon.
1483 - Richard III becomes king of England.



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