428 Nestorius becomes Patriarch of Constantinople. 837 Halley’s Comet and Earth experienced their closest approach to one another, 3.2 million miles. 1500 Ludovico Sforza is captured by the Swiss troops at Novara and is handed over to the French. 1583 Hugo Grotius (born), Dutch jurist and philosopher (died 1645) 1585 Pope Gregory XIII (died) (born… Continue reading
491 Zeno (died), Byzantine emperor (born 425) 715 Pope Constantine (died) (born 664) 1024 Pope Benedict VIII (died) (born 980) 1413 Henry V is crowned King of England. 1483 Edward IV of England (died) (born 1442) 1492 Lorenzo de’ Medici (died), Italian ruler (born 1449) 1511 St John’s College, Cambridge, England, founded by Lady Margaret… Continue reading
Over the last six months or so, I have spent a lot of time in a hospital, where I observed a small part of the hospital hierarchy in an up close and personal way. At the top of the hierarchy is management/administration. I am sure that there are many fine hospital administrators around, but in… Continue reading
217 Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius 1093 The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin. 1320 Peter I of Portugal (born) (died 1367) 1364 John II of France (died) (born 1319) 1461 Georg von Peuerbach (died), German mathematician and astronomer (born 1423) 1541 Michele Mercati… Continue reading
451 Attila the Hun sacks the town of Metz and attacks other cities in Gaul. 529 First draft of the Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. 1141 Empress Matilda, became the first female ruler of England, adopting the title ‘Lady of the English’ 1348 … Continue reading