Today in Medieval History 9 December
By starr4all
@starr4all (2863)
December 9, 2006 11:46am CST
Good Morning! It is Saturday December 9, 2006
Happy Birthday to...
In 1482 Frederick "the Wise," Elector Palantine of the Rhine
In 1561 Sir Edmund Sandys
In 1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, King of Sweden
In 1608 John Milton
On this day...
In 0297 Martyrdom of Sts. Hipparchus and Philotheus
In 0535 Belisarius takes Rome
In 0627 NINEVEH (Heraclius defeats Persians)
In 0656 BATTLE OF THE CAMEL (Ali defeats opponents)
In 0861 Murder of Mutawakkil, Caliph of Baghdad
In 1165 Death of Malcolm IV, King of Scotland
In 1212 Coronation of Frederick II as King of Germany
In 1221 INDUS (Defeat of Jelal-ud-Din by Ghengis Khan)
In 1315 Foundation of the Swiss Confederacy (2nd Everlasting League)
In 1437 Death of Sigsimund, King of Hungary, Bohemia,
Germany and Lombardy, and Emperor of Rome
In 1469 Death of Fra Filippo Lippi
In 1565 Death of Pope Pius IV
In 1621 The "Fortune Theater" destroyed by fire in London
In 1640 Death of St. Peter Fourier
In 1640 Banishment of Hugh Bewitt from the Massachusetts Colony
for declaring himself free of Original Sin
In 1641 Death of Anthony Van Dyck, painter
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