Events in History
- Jan 5 Battle of Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7,000 + killed including their leader Charles Duke of Burgundy
Event of Interest
Nov 18 First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton
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 polymath, astronomer and cartographer (Schöner globes), born in Karlstadt am Main, Lower Franconia, Bavaria (d. 1547)
- Jan 25 Anna Duchess of Brittany, heir to the Duchy of Brittany, only woman to be French Consort Queen twice to Charles VIII (1891-98), Louis XII (1499-1514), born in Nantes, France (d. 1514)
- 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