[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 2

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1452 - King Richard III of England (d. 1485)
1538 - Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)

Deaths:
939 - Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine
1264 - Pope Urban IV
1559 - Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)

Other Events:
1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of
Crusader rule.
1263 - The battle of Largs fought between Norwegians and Scots.
1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
1552 - Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.