[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History 28

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1510 - Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)
1585 - Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. 1638)

Deaths:
312 - Maxentius, Roman emperor (b. c. 278)
1225 - Jien, Japanese poet and historian (b. 1155)
1412 - Margaret I of Denmark, wife of Haakon VI of Norway (b. 1353)
1485 - Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch humanist (b. 1443)
1520 - Pier Gerlofs Donia, Frisian pirate and freedom fighter
1568 - Ashikaga Yoshihide, Japanese shogun (b. 1539)

Other Events:
306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor.
312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming
the only Roman Emperor.
1492 - Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba.
1516 - Battle of Yaunis Khan: Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan
Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza.
1531 - Battle of Amba Sel: Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi again defeats the
army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia. The southern part of Ethiopia
falls under Imam Ahmad's control.
1538 - The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de
Aquino, is established.