Saturday, Dec 15, 2018
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37 - Birth of Nero Claudius Augustus Germanicus, 5th emperor of Rome (54-68).
687 - Saint Sergius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Conon.
1025 - Basilius II the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies.
1124 - Chancellor Haimeric selects pope (Lamberto becomes Honorius II).
1230 - Ottokar I king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies.
1488 - Bartholomeus Diaz returns to Portugal after sailing round Cape of Good Hope.
1515 - Alfonso de Albuquerque viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies.
1534 - Birth of Lucas Osiander composer.
1567 - Birth of Christoph Demantius composer.
1569 - Westmoreland flees to Scotland.