67. Gamala, supposed impregnable, fell before Vespasian on the 23d Hyperbereteus (Tisri), nor age nor sex was spared.
768. Pepin (the Short), king of France, died. He maintained respect at home and abroad by the valor and heroic firmness of his conduct.
1459. Battle of Bloreheath, in England. The Yorkists, under the earl of Salisbury, defeated lord Audley, who was slain.
1519. Cortez entered the Indian city of Tlascala; having in the short space of twenty-four days subdued a powerful nation.
1571. John Jewel, bishop of Salisbury, died; one of the most learned and prominent divines under Elizabeth.
1641. Irish rebellion and massacre. The number of protestants slain is variously estimated, probably, however, not less than 150,000. O'Niel was the instigator.
1641. The Merchant Royall, a fine ship,
"having in her a world of treasure," was wrecked near Land's end.
1642. Battle of Worcester; the parliament forces under Sandys defeated by the royalists under Rupert.
1657. Joachim Junge died; a German philosopher of great ability, who arrayed himself against the Aristotelian philosophy.