[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 5

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1520 - Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (d. 1589)

Deaths:
578 - Justin II, Byzantine Emperor
877 - Charles the Bald (b. 823)
1056 - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1017)
1112 - Sigebert of Gembloux, French chronicler
1214 - King Alfonso VIII of Castile (b. 1155)
1285 - King Philip III of France (b. 1245)
1528 - Richard Fox, English churchman
1540 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (b. 1488)
1564 - Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer
1565 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (b. 1522)

Other Events:
1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not
exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.