[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 1

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1207 - King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark (d. 1533)
1507 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)
1540 - Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss protestant clergyman (d. 1617)
1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)

Deaths:
959 - King Edwy of England
1040 - Alan III, Duke of Brittany (poisoned) (b. 997)
1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Templars
1310 - Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon (b. 1257)
1404 - Pope Boniface IX (b. 1356)
1499 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
1500 - John Alcock, English Catholic bishop
1567 - Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)
1570 - Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
1574 - Marten Jacobszoon Heemskerk van Veen, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
1578 - Don John of Austria, military leader (b. 1547)

Other Events:
331 BC - Greek Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the
Battle of Gaugamela.
959 - Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England.
965 - John XIII becomes Pope.
1189 - Gerard de Ridefort, grandmaster of the Templars since 1184 is killed
in the Siege of Acre