On This Day: September 10th

Edward Maria Wingfield is ousted as first president of the governing council of the Colony of Virginia; he is replaced by John Ratcliffe.

German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg.

Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.

Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.

The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.

Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.

An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.

John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.

The first synod of pope Urban II starts in Melfi, with seventy bishops and twelve abbots in attendance. The synod issues several decrees about church law and deals with the relation with the Greek part of the Church.

The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.