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1054 - Yaroslav I the Wise, ruler (Kiev), dies.

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1194 - Tancredo of Lecce King of Sicily, dies.

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1431 - Martinus V [Oddo Colonna], Italian Pope, dies.

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1494 - Birth of Johan Friis chancellor (Denmark, helped establish Lutheranism).

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1507 - Birth of Gentile Bellini Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II).

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1523 - Birth of Jan Blahoslav Czechoslovakian humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers).

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1525 - Swiss and German mercenaries desert François I's army.

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1547 - King Edward VI of England is enthroned following death of Henry VIII.

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1569 - Mark van Vaernewijck Flemish nobleman/politician, dies at age 50.

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1595 - Ernst archduke of Austria, dies at age 41.

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