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Historical Events
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310 - Pope Miltiades is elected.
311 - St Militiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope
626 - In fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Incident at Xuanwu Gate. On September 4, Shimin's father abdicates in his favour and Shimin becomes Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China.
706 - In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang has the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his wife and recently-deceased ruling empress Wu Zetian, her son Li Xian, her grandson Li Chongrun, and granddaughter Li Xianhui all interred in a new tomb complex outside Chang'an known as the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang.
963 - The imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.
1140 - Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht
1214 - Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers)
1214 - English king John begins siege around Lille France
1298 - Battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf & Albrecht I
1555 - Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.
1561 - Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
1576 - Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
1578 - Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island.
1582 - Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
1600 - Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army
Famous Birthdays
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419 - Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55)
1029 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)
1262 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)
1363 - Mary, Queen of Sicily (d. 1401)
1489 - Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
1492 - Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. 1495)
1581 - Johann Staden, composer
1589 - Guillaume van Messaus, composer
1636 - Daniel Speer, composer
1644 - Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar
1647 - Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
1652 - Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)
1665 - Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (d. 1726)
1667 - Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (d. 1740)
1698 - Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)
Famous Deaths
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783 - Bert(h)a/Berthrada, mother of Charles the Great, dies
862 - St. Swithun, Bishop of Winchester(b. 789)
936 - Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies
1298 - Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43
1504 - Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies
1504 - Ştefan cel Mare, Prince of Moldova (b. 1434)
1566 - Nostradamus, [Michel de Nostre-Dam], French astrologist, dies at 62
1582 - Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528)
1591 - Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)
1619 - Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies
1621 - Thomas Harriot, English astronomer
1644 - William Gascoigne, introduced telescopic sights, is killed at 24
1656 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. 1611)
1663 - Thomas Selle, composer, dies at 64
1674 - Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1614)
