A look back at history on this date
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The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War.
Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded in North America.
Polish-Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between King Henry III of France and the Huguenots.
The first Finnish-language book, the Abckiria by Mikael Agricola, is published in Stockholm.
Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.
Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary.
The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".
Charles the Simple
Frankish king (died 929)
Born 879James of Portugal
Portuguese prince and cardinal (died 1459)
Born 1433Celio Calcagnini
Italian astronomer (died 1541)
Born 1479Paul V
pope of the Catholic Church (died 1621)
Born 1550Edward Fortunatus
German nobleman (died 1600)
Born 1565John Prideaux
English administrator and bishop (died 1650)
Born 1578Francesco Sacrati
Italian composer (died 1650)
Born 1605Ranuccio II Farnese
Duke of Parma (died 1694)
Born 1630Remistus
Roman general
456Unni
archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
936Li Jingsui
Chinese prince (born 920)
958Hugh Magnus
king of France (born 1007)
1025Conan III
duke of Brittany (born 1070)
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