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Historical Events
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284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor.
762 - Bögü, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire.
1168 - Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope
1194 - Palermo is conquered by Emperor Henry VI.
1272 - Edward I proclaimed King of England
1342 - Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
1347 - Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo beats nobles
1407 - A truce between John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy and Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans is agreed under the auspices of John, Duke of Berry. Orléans would be assassinated three days later by Burgundy.
1431 - 1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies
1520 - Friesland hit by heavy hail storm
1521 - Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine
1583 - Duke of Parma conquerors Aalst
1616 - Bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War
1637 - Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden
1695 - Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed.
Famous Birthdays
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270 - Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)
1327 - Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)
1602 - Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump)
1606 - Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian
1620 - Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower
1621 - Avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)
1625 - Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised
1625 - Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)
1652 - Romanus Weichlein, composer
1660 - Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German theologian (d. 1741)
1726 - Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1]
1750 - Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)
1752 - Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)
1757 - Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer
1759 - Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer
Famous Deaths
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869 - King Edmund of East Anglia
967 - Aboe al-Faradj al-Isfahani, Arabic author (Book of liederen), dies
1347 - Stefano Colonna, Roman senator, dies in battle
1437 - Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363)
1480 - Eleonora van Austrian, translator, dies
1518 - Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies
1518 - Marmaduke Constable, English soldier
1527 - Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter, 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
1529 - Karl von Miltitz, papal nuncio
1591 - Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)
1612 - John Harington, English writer (b. 1561)
1651 - Mikołaj Potocki, Polish soldier (b. 1595)
1662 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1614)
1669 - Arnold Geulincx, South Neth philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45
1675 - Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Neth (1664-68)
