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1021  Synod of Pavia: emperor Henry II convicts married priest on this day in history.  Share it »

1086  On this day in history english barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier  Share it »

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  Share it »

1177  Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I & Pope Alexander III on this day in history.  Share it »

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  Share it »

1203  Alexius IV Angelus appointed co-regent of Byzantium on this day in history.  Share it »

1291  Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) on this day in history.  Share it »

1322  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  Share it »

1404  Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland on this day in history.  Share it »

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  Share it »

1485  Henry (VII) Tudors army sails to England on this day in history.  Share it »

1492  Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella on this day in history.  Share it »

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect on this day in history.  Share it »

1498  On this day in history christopher Columbus reaches the mainland of North America  Share it »

1498  Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" (Venezuela) on this day in history.  Share it »

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) on this day in history.  Share it »

1588  On this day in history english admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada  Share it »

1589  On this day in history murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III  Share it »

1619  On this day in history first black American slaves (20 slaves) land at Jamestown, Virginia  Share it »

1619  On this day in history 1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia  Share it »

1626  On this day in history earl Earnest Casimir conquerors Oldenzaal  Share it »

1628  On this day in history emperor Ferdinand II demands Austria Protestant convert to Catholicism  Share it »

1628  Francesco Gonzaga, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  Share it »

1642  Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] on this day in history.  Share it »

1659  On this day in history antoine Mouque, composer  Share it »

1664  Battle at St Gotthard: Earl Raimondo Montecucculi beats Ahmed Kiprulu on this day in history.  Share it »

1667  On this day in history paul Foot, lawyer/historian, dies at 48  Share it »

1685  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1686  Benedetto Marcello, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare) on this day in history.  Share it »

1690  On this day in history battle at Staffarda: French army beats Victor Amadeus van Savoye  Share it »

1711  Surrounded Czar Peter the Great flees Azov on this day in history.  Share it »

1714  On this day in history monarch Georg Ludwig becomes king George I of England  Share it »

1714  On this day in history richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter  Share it »

1714  On this day in history anne Stuart, queen of England (1702-14), dies at about 49  Share it »

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1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1322  On this day in history birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  Share it »

1377  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)  Share it »

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1520  On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)  Share it »

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

1579  On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  Share it »

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  Share it »

1190  On this day in history floris III, Count of Holland, dies  Share it »

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)  Share it »

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  Share it »

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.  Share it »

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)  Share it »

1541  On this day in history death of simon Grynaeus, German theologian (b. 1493)  Share it »

1546  On this day in history death of peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506)  Share it »