[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Nov 9

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1414 - Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg (d. 1486)
1522 - Martin Chemnitz, German theologian (d. 1586)

Deaths:
959 - Constantine VII, Byzantine Emperor (b. 905)
1187 - Emperor Gaozong of China (b. 1107)
1208 - Sancha of Castile, wife of Alfonso II of Aragon (b. 1155)
1504 - King Ferdinand II of Aragon (b. 1452)

Other Events:
694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding
Muslims, sentencing all Jews to slavery.
1282 - Pope Martin IV excommunicates King Peter III of Aragon.
1492 - Peace of Etaples between Henry VII & Charles VIII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Etaples
1494 - Family de' Medici become rulers of Florence.