[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 14

Steve Rourke steverourke at charter.net
Sat Oct 14 12:38:55 PDT 2006


Births:
a.. 1257 - King Przemysl II of Poland (d. 1296) 
a.. 1493 - Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568) 
a.. 1499 - Claude of France, wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1524) 
a.. 1574 - Anne of Denmark, wife of James I of England and VI of Scotland (d. 1619) 

Deaths:
a.. 1066 - Harold Godwinson, King of England 
a.. 1092 - Nizam al-Mulk, Persian vizier (b. 1018) 
a.. 1256 - Kujo Yoritsugu, Japanese shogun (b. 1239) 
a.. 1318 - Edward Bruce, High King of Ireland 
a.. 1552 - Oswald Myconius, Swiss protestant reformer (b. 1488) 
a.. 1565 - Thomas Chaloner, English statesman and poet (b. 1521) 
a.. 1568 - Jacques Arcadelt, Flemish composer 

Other Events:
a.. 530 - Antipope Dioscorus ends his reign as Catholic Pope. 
a.. 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the forces of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxon army and kill King Harold II of England. 
a.. 1322 - Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence. 
a.. 1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. 
a.. 1586 - Mary I of Scotland goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth I of England. 

And in Loch Ruadh History Conor na Mara and Brighid MacFergus exchange wedding vows


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