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0401 Theodosius II, the Younger, Eastern Roman emperor. 
0837 Comet 1P/837 F1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0334 AUs of Earth
0847 In this year, St Leo IV starts his reign as Catholic Pope
0879 Louis III, crowned King of France
0879 Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies
0947 Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies
0948 King Hugh of Italy.
1008 Notger, bishop of Luik (972-1008), dies
1362 Machteld, countess of Holland, dies
1407 the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma.
1500 France captures duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan.
1512 Pope Julius II opens 5th Council of Lateranen.
1512 James V, king of Scotland (1513-42).
1516 1st ghetto, Jews are compelled to live in specific area of Venice
1533 Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61.
1545 Costanzo Festa, Italian composer.
1552 Henri II of France occupies Metz
1569 Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon.
1583 Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law.
1585 Gregory XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italian Pope (1572-85), dies.
1589 Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg.
1633 Werner Fabricius, composer.
1640 Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer, dies at 61
1656 Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon
1694 Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale.
1695 Balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian
1710 The inaugural law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain.
1712 Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77
1723 Claude F Tserclaes, South Neth earl of Tilly, dies at 74.
1731 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich, composer, dies at 58
1737 Francois Giroust, composer.
1739 Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing.
1741 Prussians defeat Austrians at Mollwitz.
1755 Samuel Hahnemann, German physician/originator of homeopathy
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