[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Sept 10
steverourke@charter.net
steverourke at charter.net
Sun Sep 10 09:53:34 PDT 2006
Births:
1169 - Alexius II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1183)
1487 - Pope Julius III (d. 1555)
1550 - Alonso de Guzman El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, commander of the Spanish Armada (d. 1615)
1588 - Nicholas Lanier, English composer (d. 1666)
Deaths:
918 - Count Baldwin II of Flanders (b. 865)
954 - King Louis IV of France (b. 920)
1167 - Empress Matilda, wife of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1102)
1197 - Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)
1308 - Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (b. 1285)
1419 - John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (assassinated) (b. 1371)
1519 - John Colet, English churchman and educator
1559 - Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (b. 1501)
1591 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (b. 1542)
Other Events:
506 - The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
1419 - John of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France
More information about the Loch-Ruadh
mailing list