[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Nov 20

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
270 - Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)

Deaths:
870 - King Edmund of East Anglia
1316 - King John I of France (d. 1316)
1437 - Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b.
1363)
1518 - Marmaduke Constable, English soldier
1518 - Pierre de La Rue, Flemish composer
1529 - Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio
1591 - Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)

Other Events:
284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor.
762 - Bögü, Khan of the Uighurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese
Empire.
1194 - Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
1407 - A solemn truce between John, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois,
Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orléans
would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy.
1490 - Joanot Martorell's book Tirant lo Blanc is published for the first
time.