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Events

• January 8 - The present Royal Netherlands Navy was formed By decree of Maximillian of Austria.
• February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south.
• September 9 - Anne of Brittany becomes Duchess of Brittany at the age of 11

• Battle of St.Aubin-du-Cormier. Troops loyal to King Charles VIII of France defeat rebel forces led by the Dukes of Orleans and Brittany in the main engagement of the Mad War.
• James IV succeeds his father James III as King of Scotland.
• Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford takes possession of Cardiff Castle.
• Michelangelo Buonarroti becomes apprentice to Domenico Ghirlandaio.
• City of Bikaner in western India founded by Rao Bika.

January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the Royal Netherlands Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Jack The Koninklijke Marine (Royal Netherlands Navy ) is the navy of the Netherlands. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Bartolomeu Dias turning the Cape of Good Hope Statue of Dias in Cape Town, South Africa Bartolomeu Dias (pron. ... Mossel Bay, South Africa (spelt Mosselbaai in Afrikaans) lies along the Indian Ocean, east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of Humansdorp. ... The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... World map exhibiting the location of Europe. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Picture of the statue of Anne of Britanny located near the castle in Nantes, France Anne of Brittany (January 25, 1477 – January 9, 1514) was also known as Anna of Brittany and Anne de Bretagne. ... The Duke of Brittany (French: Duc de Bretagne) governed Brittany, a region with strong traditions of independence, including a language and a distinctive culture. ... Charles VIII the Affable (French: Charles VIII lAffable) (June 30, 1470 – April 7, 1498) was King of France from 1483 to his death. ... Louis XII the Father of the People (French: Louis XII le Père du Peuple) (June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) was King of France 1498 – January 1, 1515. ... Francis II (in French François II) (June 23, 1433 – September 9, 1488), was duke of Brittany, from 1458 to his death. ... James IV (March 17, 1473-September 9, 1513) - King of Scots from 1488 to 1513. ... James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488), son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I 843  Area    - Total 78,772 km... Jasper Tudor, 1st Duke of Bedford (ca 1431- December 21/26, 1495) was the uncle of King Henry VII of England and the architect of his successful conquest of England and Wales in 1485. ... The Norman keep Burgess summer smoking room Cardiff Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerdydd) in Wales was founded by the Normans in 1091, on the site of a Roman fort whose remains can still be seen. ... Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... An Old Man with a Strawberry Nose (1480). ... Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ... Rao Bika was the founder of the town and principality of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan. ...

Births

• January 6 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German Latin poet (died 1540)
• March 19 - Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (died 1544)
• Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor of England (died 1544)
• Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier (died 1525)
• Antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (died 1534)
• Myles Coverdale, English Bible translator (died 1568)
• Heinrich Glarean, Swiss music theorist (died 1563)
• Ulrich von Hutten, German religious reformer (died 1523)
• Rabbi Yosef Karo, Jewish scholar (died 1575)
• Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died 1552)
• Oswald Myconius, Swiss religious reformer (died 1552)
• Jan Tarnowski, Polish nobleman (died 1561)
• Saint Thomas of Villanueva, Spanish bishop (died 1555)
• Gustav Trolle, Archbishop of Uppsala (died 1533)

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Helius Eobanus Hessus (January 6, 1488 - October 5, 1540), German Latin poet, was born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Cassel. ... Year 1540 was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Johannes Magnus, (before 1530 Johannes Magni, a Latin translation of his birth name Johannes Store) was born March 19, 1488 in Linköping, Sweden and died March 22, 1544 in Rome, and was the son of MÃ¥ns Petersson Store och Kristina Magnus. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden (c. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet (c. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Antonio Allegri da Correggio Jupiter and Io, 1531 or 32 Antonio Allegri da Correggio (Correggio, Italy August 1489 – March 5, 1534) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. ... 1534 (MDXXXIV) was a common year in the 16th century. ... Myles Coverdale (also Miles Coverdale) (c1488 - January 20, 1568) was a 16th-century Bible translator who produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Heinrich Glarean (also Glareanus) (June 1488 – March 28, 1563) was a Swiss music theorist, poet and humanist. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523) was an outspoken critic of the Roman Catholic Church and adherent of the Lutheran Reformation. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... Yosef Dorfman (1488 - March 24, 1575) was one of the most significant leaders in Rabbinic Judaism and the author of the Shulkhan Arukh, an authoritative work on halakha (Jewish law). ... Events February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japans first modern battle. ... Portrait of Sebastian Münster by Christoph Amberger, c. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Noble Family Tarnowski Coat of Arms Leliwa Parents Jan Amor Tarnowski Barbara Zawisza z Różnowa Consorts Barbara Tęczyńska Zofia Szydłowiecka Children with Barbara Tęczyńska Jan Aleksander Tarnowski Jan Amor Tarnowski with Zofia Szydłowiecka Zofia Tarnowska Jan... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ... Saint Thomas of Villanueva (1488-1555), Spanish bishop, was born in Fuentellana in Castile. ... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Gustav Eriksson Trolle (1488-1535) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, in two sessions, and involved in the turbulent events at the break between Catholicism and Lutheranism in Scandinavia. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ...

Deaths

• June 11 - King James III of Scotland (born c1451)
• July 18 - Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (born 1432)
• September 9 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany (fell from a horse) (born 1433)
• John II, Duke of Bourbon (born 1426)
• Iizasa Ienao, Japanese swordsman (born c1387)
• Andrea del Verrocchio, Italian sculptor (born c1435)

June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488), son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, king of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. ... // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Alvise Cadamosto (Ca da Mosto) (Venice, 1432 - Venice, July 18, 1488) Venetian see captain and explorer, hired by the Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. ... Events June 1 - Battle of San Romano - Florence defeats Siena foundation of Université de Caen In the end of the Hook and Cod wars, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland is forced by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to abdicate all her estates in his favour; end of Hainaut... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Francis II (in French François II) (June 23, 1433 – September 9, 1488), was duke of Brittany, from 1458 to his death. ... Events Births June 23 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany Kettil Karlsson Vasa, later Regent of Sweden. ... John II of Bourbon (1426 – 1488) was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to his death, following his father Charles I of Bourbon. ... Events March 6 - Battle of St. ... Iizasa Ienao (飯篠家直 Iizasa Ienao) (c. ... Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ... Madonna with Sts John the Baptist and Donatus (1475-83) Wood, 189 x 191 cm Duomo, Pistoia Andrea del Verrocchio (c. ... For other uses, see number 1435. ...

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