[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Nov 15

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1316 - John I of France (d. 1316)
1397 - Pope Nicholas V (d. 1455)
1498 - Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Portugal and France (d. 1558)
1511 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet (d. 1536)
1556 - Jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)
1559 - Archduke Albert of Austria, Governor of the Low Countries (d. 1621)

Dezths:
655 - Penda, King of Mercia
1028 - Constantine VIII Byzantine Emperor (b. 960)
1136 - Margrave Leopold III of Austria (b. 1073)
1280 - Albertus Magnus, German theologian
1463 - Giovanni Antonio del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto and Constable of
Naples
1579 - Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)

Other Events:
655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria.
1515 - Thomas Cardinal Wolsey invested as a Cardinal
1533 - Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, Peru.