[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Sept 8

Thu Sep 7 22:23:34 PDT 2006

Births:
801 - Ansgar, German Catholic archbishop 
828 - Ali al-Hadi, Shia Imam (d. 868) 
1157 - King Richard I of England (d. 1199) 
1207 - King Sancho II of Portugal 
1271 - Charles Martel d'Anjou, son of Charles II of Naples (d. 1295) 
1380 - Saint Bernardino of Siena, Italian Franciscan missionary (d. 1444) 
1474 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533) 
1515 - Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585) 
1588 - Marin Mersenne, French mathematician (d. 1648) 

Deaths:
701 - Pope Sergius I 
780 - Leo IV, Byzantine Emperor 
1397 - Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. 
1425 - King Charles III of Navarre (b. 1361) 
1539 - John Stokesley, English churchman 

Other Events:
70 - Titus, General of Rome, sacks Jerusalem. See also: Destruction of Jerusalem. 
1331 - Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia 
1380 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance. 
1449 - Battle of Tumu Fortress - Mongolians capture the Chinese emperor. 
1504 - Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence. 
1514 - Battle of Orsha - In one of the biggest battles of the century, Belarussians and Poles defeat the Russian army. 
1565 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés settles St. Augustine, Florida. 
1565 - The Knights of Malta lift the Turkish siege of Malta (the Siege of Malta started on May 18).