[Loch-Ruadh] Today on History Oct 7

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark and Norway (d. 1533)
1573 - William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1645)
1576 - John Marston, English writer (d. 1634)

Deaths:
336 - Pope Mark
1368 - Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England
(b. 1338)
1553 - Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)
1555 - Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)
1577 - George Gascoigne, English poet

Other Events:
3761 BC - The epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
336 - Pope Mark ends his reign as Catholic Pope.
1492 - Christopher Columbus misses Florida when he changes course.
1506 - Pope Julius II and France occupy Bologna.
1513 - Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the
Venetians.
1520 - First public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain.
1542 - Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast.
1571 - The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Holy League (Spain and
Italy) destroys the Turkish fleet.
1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not
exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.