457      Majorian is acclaimed emperor by the Roman army. 527      Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. 1204    Eleanor of Aquitaine (died) (born 1122) 1293    Robert Winchelsey leaves England for Rome, to be consecrated as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1578    William Harvey (born), English physician (died 1657) 1640   Georg… Continue reading →

627         Battle of the Trench: Muhammad successfully withstands a siege for 27 days at Medina (Saudi Arabia) by Meccan forces under Abu Sufyan. 1492       Queen Isabella of Castille issues the Alhambra decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion. 1499       Pope Pius IV (born), (died 1565) 1596       René… Continue reading →

1202       Joachim of Fiore (died), Italian mystic and theologian (born 1135) 1432       Mehmed the Conqueror (born), Ottoman sultan (died 1481) 1559       Adam Ries (died), German mathematician (born 1492) 1746       Francisco Goya (born), Spanish painter (died 1828) 1750       John Stafford Smith (born), English organist and composer (died 1836) 1783       William Hunter (died), Scottish anatomist and physician… Continue reading →

1058      Pope Stephen IX (died), (born 1020) 1461 – Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton – Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England. 1461       Henry Percy (died), 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (born 1421) 1500       Cesare Borgia is given the title of Captain General and Gonfalonier by… Continue reading →

37           Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the title of the Principate, a title given to him by the Senate. 845         Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. 1584       Ivan the Terrible (died), Russian king (born 1530) 1613       Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (born) (died 1688)… Continue reading →