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0401 Theodosius II, the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor 
0837 Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth.
0847 In this year, St Leo IV starts his reign as Catholic Pope.
0879 Louis III, crowned King of France
0879 Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies.
0947 Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies.
0948 King Hugh of Italy.
1008 Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies.
1362 Machteld, countess of Holland, dies.
1407 the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma
1500 France captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan.
1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen.
1512 James V, king of Scotland (1513-42)
1516 1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice
1533 Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61.
1545 Costanzo Festa, Italian composer.
1552 Henri II of France occupies Metz.
1569 Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon.
1583 Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law
1585 Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies
1589 Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg
1633 Werner Fabricius, composer.
1640 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61.
1656 Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon
1694 Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale
1695 Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian
1710 The inaugural law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
1712 Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77.
1723 Claude F Tserclaes, South Neth earl of Tilly, dies at 74
1731 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer, dies at 58.
1737 Francois Giroust, composer
1739 Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing
1741 Prussians defeat Austrians at Mollwitz
1755 Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy.
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