9 Vespasian, Falacrina, Italy, Roman Emperor (69-79) was born.
284 Diocletian was proclaimed emperor by his soldiers.
331 Flavius Claudius Julianus, Roman Emperor was born.
375 Enraged by the insolence of barbarian envoys, Valentinian, the Emperor of the West, died of apoplexy in Pannonia in Central Europe.
473 The future Leo II was named associate emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Leo I.
680 Saint Hild of Whitby died. Hild or Hilda founded Streaneshalch Abbey (now Whitby) and was one of the most renowned abbesses of Anglo-Saxon England.
1292 Edward I of England made John Balliol king of Scotland, marking the start of increased English control.
1511 Spain and England ally against France.
1558 Elizabethan era began. Queen Mary I of England died and was succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England who was not officially crowned until January.
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