Events & Holidays In September - 12

National Day (Cape Verde Islands)

1492  Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Francois I of Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1515-47) was born on this day in history.   

1494  King Francis I of France (d. 1547) was born on this day in history.   

1559  Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect was born on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history birth of henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer (Hudson River)   

1605  William Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Sebastien de Brossard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731)   

0352  On this day in history maximinus van Trier, bishop of Trier/saint, dies   

0413  Death of Marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint on this day in history.   

1012  Guido van Anderlecht, Flemish pilgrim/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1015  On this day in history lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65   

1185  On this day in history death of andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1183-85), lynched   

1213  Pedro II, [el Catolico], king of Aragon, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1362  On this day in history innocent VI, [Etienne Aubert], Pope (1352-62), dies   

1369  Death of Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. 1345) on this day in history.