Events in History Jan 5 Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy Nov 18 First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton Dec 11 Duchess Maria of Burgundy ends the 'Great Privilege' in states of The Netherlands Birthdays in History Jan 14 Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552) Jan 16 Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (d. 1547) Jan 25 Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian of Austria & Louis XII Mar 20 Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527) Weddings in History Aug 16 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, weds Mary of Burgundy, the heiress to the Duchy of Burgundy in Ghent, Belgium Deaths in History Jan 5 Charles, the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, dies at the Battle of Nancy at 43 Jul 22 Adolf van Egmond, duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen, dies in battle at 39 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1476 On This Day in History 1478