1419. Belthazar Cosa (John XXIII), pope, died. There was much opposition to his elevation, by rival claimants, and he was finally deposed and imprisoned three years. His liberty was purchased by acknowledging the election of Martin V.
1586. Sentence of death was announced to Mary queen of Scots, by lord Burkhurst, at Fotheringay.
1633. Leonard Calvert, brother of lord Baltimore, with 200 persons of good families, Roman catholics, embarked at Cowes, in the Isle of Wight, for America, to settle Maryland.
1652. The province of Maine was, by the request of its inhabitants, taken under the protection of Massachusetts; it was made a county, by the name of Yorkshire, and sent deputies to the general court at Boston.
1680. A brilliant comet appeared in England. First seen at Bristol.
1685. Claude Nicole, a French lawyer, died. He was a good linguist and poet, and translated several of the classics.
1714. Samuel Reyher died; professor of mathematics and jurisprudence at Kiel, and counselor of state to the duke of Saxe Gotha. His writings are theological.
1723. Philip, regent of France, duke of Orleans, &c., died at Versailles, aged 50.
1747. Joseph Trapp, an able English divine, died; leaving behind him an excellent character as a critic, a scholar, a preacher and a man.
1771. Mr. Stephen was expelled from the Temple in London, by the benches, for writing a book on the impolicy of imprisonment for debt.