[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Sept 15

Thu Sep 14 21:47:49 PDT 2006

Births:
973 - Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048) 
1254 - Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324) 
1580 - Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659) 

Deaths:
1352 - Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (b. 1273) 
1500 - John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury 
1596 - Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (b. 1535) 

Other Events:
608 - Saint Boniface IV becomes Pope. 
668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. 
921 - Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin. 
1514 - Thomas Wolsey is appointed Archbishop of York. 
1556 - Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain. 
1584 - San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished. 
1590 - Giambattista Catagna is elected as Pope Urban VII. 