1205. Henry Dandolo, duke of Venice, died. He was a brave admiral, who took Constantinople, 1203, and had the moderation to refuse the imperial dignity.
1204. Rouen, the capital of Normandy, conquered by the French, which with the Dutchy had been separated from France for 300 years.
1450. Jack Cade's rebellion broke out in England.
1533. Ann Boleyn crowned queen of England.
1571. Dr. John Story, an unrelenting persecutor of the protestants, was executed at Tyburn. On the accession of Elizabeth he fled to Flanders, and used all the influence he possessed to injure the trade of his native country.
1572. Ovid's Elegies burned at Stationer's hall by the order of the bishops of Canterbury and London.
1572. Thomas, duke of Norfolk, executed for high treason. He was the first subject in England by rank, and the qualities of his mind corresponded with his high station. He fell a victim to love and ambition, in attempting to marry Mary Stuart.
1593. Christopher Marlowe, an English dramatist and poet, murdered in an affray. He was accounted an excellent poet in his time.
1603. A man was whipped through London for going to court when his house was infected by plague. In this visitation 30,244 persons died. James I, to avoid this plague retired to Wilton.
1638. Earthquake in New England; it occurred in the afternoon, and was so violent as to shake down movable articles in houses, and formed a memorable epoch in the annals of the country.