Historical Events In October - 17

0532  Boniface II ends his reign as Catholic Pope.   

0532  Boniface II, 1st "German" Pope, dies   

0733  Battle at Poitiers: Charles Martel beats Abd al-Rachmans Omajjaden.   

1253  Ivo of Kermartin, ]])   

1312  Jan II, duke of Braban/ imburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies   

1346  David II of Scotland, in attempting a military diversion to relieve the siege of Calais, is wounded and captured by England's Edward III.   

1346  Battle of Neville's Cross: King David II of Scotland is captured by Edward III of England at Calais, and imprisoned in the Tower of London for eleven years   

1387  Swells convent Windesheim initiated   

1404  Cosma de' Migliorati elected Pope Innocentius VII.   

1415  Jewish autonomy in Palestine ends, as Raban Gamliel leaves office.   

1448  Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi were defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.   

1253  Ivo of kermartin: ]])   

1563  Jodocus hondius: Flemish mathematician/cartographer   

1577  Cristofano allori: Italian painter (judith)   

1582  Johann gerhard: German lutheran leader   

1623  Francis turretin: Swiss theologian   

1626  Simon van leeuwen: Lawyer/historian (roman-holland regt)   

1688  Domenico zipoli: Composer   

1696  August iii: King of poland/monarch frederik august ii of saksen   

0532  Boniface ii: 1st "german" pope,   

1174  Queen petronila of aragon: Queen petronila of aragon (b. 1135)   

1312  Jan ii: Duke of brabant/limburg (charter of kortenberg),   

1552  Andreas osiander: Protestant reformation theologist,   

1586  Philip sidney: English poet/diplomat,   

1616  John pitts: Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)   

1638  Gilles claesz de hondecoeter: Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63   

1660  Adrian scrope: English regicide (b. 1601)