1245 Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. 1437 James I of Scotland (died) (born 1394) 1554 Hieronymus Bock (died), German botanist (born 1498) 1621 Rebecca Nurse (born), English-American victim of the Salem witch trials (died 1692) 1668 John Thurloe (died), English secretary and spy (born… Continue reading
1408 Henry Percy (died), 1st Earl of Northumberland, English son of Mary of Lancaster (born 1342) 1472 Orkney and Shetland Islands are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark. 1547 Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1618 Philip William (died), Prince of… Continue reading
1473 Nicolaus Copernicus (born), Polish mathematician and astronomer (died 1543) 1526 Charles de L’Ecluse (born), Flemish botanist (died 1609) 1553 Erasmus Reinhold (died), German astronomer and mathematician (born 1511) 1600 The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. 1605 Orazio Vecchi (died), Italian composer (born 1550)… Continue reading
1294 Kublai Khan (died), Mongolian emperor (born 1215) 1404 Leon Battista Alberti (born), Italian painter and philosopher (d. 1472) 1478 George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treasonagainst his older brother Edward IV of England, is executed in private at the Tower of London. 1516 Mary I of England (born), Queen of England and Ireland (d…. Continue reading
1490 Charles III (born), Duke of Bourbon (d. 1527) 1600 The philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive, for heresy, at Campo de’ Fiori in Rome. 1621 Myles Standish is appointed as first commander of Plymouth colony. 1673 Molière (died), French playwright and actor (born 1622) 1718 Matthew Tilghman (born), American politician (d. 1790) 1723 Tobias… Continue reading