Historical Events Events 1 - 15 of 163 858 - Benedict III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1397 - Geoffrey Chaucer tells the Canterbury Tales for the first time at the court of Richard II. Chaucer scholars have also identified this date (in 1387) as when the books pilgrimage to Canterbury starts. 1492 - Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies 1524 - Giovanni Verrazano, a Florentine navigator, discovers New York Bay 1534 - Sir Thomas More confined in London Tower 1555 - Siena surrenders for Spanish troops 1596 - Archduke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais 1629 - 1st commercial fishery established 1704 - 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell 1711 - Charles VI becomes Holy Roman Emperor after the death of his brother Joseph I 1747 - French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands 1758 - Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems 1793 - Battle of Warsaw 1797 - Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions to Spanish territories in America. 1808 - Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France orders seizure of US ships Todays Historical Events » Famous Birthdays Born Today Journalist Harry ReasonerJournalist Harry Reasoner (1923) Birthdays 1 - 15 of 258 1278 - Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor (d. 1320) 1539 - Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist (Comedia) 1573 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651) 1586 - John Ford, English dramatist (Tis Pity Shes a Whore) 1587 - Marco Ivan Lukacic, composer 1598 - Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671) 1620 - Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame (d. 1700) 1622 - Henry Vaughan, English poet (Silex Scintillans) 1644 - Abraham Jansz Storck, painter, baptized 1666 - Francois Valentijn, Dutch vicar/writer 1676 - Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51) 1683 - Johann David Heinichen, composer 1699 - Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave) 1710 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767) 1715 - Johann Wolfgang Kleinknecht, composer Todays Famous Birthdays » Famous Weddings Weddings 1 - 5 of 5 1929 - Baseball great Babe Ruth (34) marries 2nd wife Claire Merritt Hodgson (31) 1993 - The Bangles lead singer Susanna Hoffs (34) weds Austin Powers director Jay Roach (35) 1994 - Jennie Garth weds Dan Clark 2009 - Worlds no. 1 professional tennis player Andy Roddick (29) weds fashion model and actress Brooklyn Decker (25) in Austin, Texas 2011 - Actress and model Torrey Devitto (26) weds actor Paul Wesley (28) in New York
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