824. Paschal I, pope, died; distinguished for his benevolence and toleration.
1264. Battle of Lewes and defeat of Henry III by Leicester.
1294. Edward I of England met at Norham the states of Scotland, when they acknowledged his sovereignty, and engaged to deliver up to him their castles.
1430. The famous Joan of Arc, or maid of Orleans, pretended to be sent from God to save the kingdom of France.
1539. Ferdinand de Soto sailed from Havana with ten ships for the conquest of Florida.
1618. The Calvinists of Bohemia entered the castle of Prague, cast the leading members of the council from the windows, and took possession of the capital.
1621. The first marriage in the colony at Plymouth took place, between Edward Winslow and Susanna White.
1641. Thomas Wentworth, an English statesman under Charles I, beheaded on a false charge of treason. The king was
compelled by the clamors of the populace to order his execution.
1663. The books of the London stationers company record the names of 59 persons exercising the trade as master printers.