1535    The first complete English-language Bible (the Coverdale Bible) is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale. 1669    Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (died), Dutch painter (born 1606) 1795    Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence with a “Whiff of Grapeshot”, using cannon to suppress armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the French Legislature (National Convention)…. Continue reading →

42 BC   First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with Caesar’s assassins Brutus and Cassius. 52 BC    Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia. 1226      Francis of Assisi (died), Italian friar and saint (born 1181) 1283      Dafydd… Continue reading →

1187    Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. 1452    Richard III of England (born) (died 1485) 1470    Isabella of Aragon (born), Duchess of Milan (died 1524) 1470    A rebellion organized by Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands,… Continue reading →

International Day of Older Persons 959      Edgar the Peaceable (Edgar I) becomes king of all England. 1553     Coronation of Queen Mary I of England. 1811      The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River (Orleans) arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana. 1843     The News of the World tabloid begins publication in London.  Ceases publication  10 July 2011… Continue reading →

954      Louis IV of France (died) (born 920) 1207    Rumi, Persian mystic and poet (born) (died 1273) 1227    Pope Nicholas IV (born) (died 1292) 1399    Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1530    Girolamo Mercuriale (born), Italian philologist and physician (died 1606) 1541    Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto and his forces enter Tula territory in… Continue reading →