[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 9

Steve Rourke steverourke at charter.net
Sun Oct 8 22:08:57 PDT 2006


I have decided to include links for each entry so those of you who may be
curious can find more information on each entry for the day. I apologize for
not doing this sooner

Domhnall

Births:
a.. 1201 - Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne
(d. 1274)
a.. 1221 - Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler
a.. 1261 - King Dinis of Portugal (d. 1325)
a.. 1328 - King Peter I of Cyprus (d. 1369)
a.. 1581 - Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, French mathematician (d. 1638)
a.. 1585 - Heinrich Schütz, German composer (d. 1672)
a.. 1586 - Archduke Leopold V of Austria (d. 1632)

Deaths:
a.. 1047 - Pope Clement II (b. 1005)
a.. 1253 - Robert Grosseteste, English statesman and bishop
a.. 1390 - King John I of Castile (b. 1358)
a.. 1555 - Justus Jonas, German protestant reformer (b. 1493)
a.. 1562 - Gabriele Falloppio, Italian anatomist (b. 1523)
a.. 1569 - Vladimir of Staritsa, Russian prince (b. 1533)
a.. 1597 - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537)

Other Events:
a.. 1000 - Leif Ericson lands at Vinland (Newfoundland), becoming the first
known European to set foot in Canada. His father, Erik the Red, was
previously the first European to set foot in North America when he landed in
Greenland in 982.
a.. 1075 - Dmitar Zvonimir was crowned as king of the Croatia.
a.. 1238 - James I of Aragon conquered Valencia and founded the Kingdom of
Valencia.
a.. 1446 - The Hangul alphabet is published in Korea.
a.. 1514 - marriage of Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor
a.. 1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does
not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.



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