July 14
664 Deusdedit of Canterbury, the first native-born holder of
the see of Canterbury died. An Anglo-Saxon, he became archbishop in 655 and
held the office until his death, probably from the plague.
1430
Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed over to
Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.
1789 The Bastille, a fortress in Paris
used to hold political prisoners, was stormed by a mob, beginning of the French
Revolution.
April 22
238 Year of the Six Emperors:
The Roman Senate outlawed emperor Maximinus Thrax for his bloodthirsty
proscriptions in Rome and nominated two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus,
to the throne.
1056 Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked
eye.
1370 First stone of the Bastille laid. The fortress that was later to
become a prison was built on the orders of King Charles V of France. It was
intended as a fortification to help protect the wall around Paris against
English attack during the Hundred Years' War.
July 14
664 Deusdedit of Canterbury, the first native-born holder of
the see of Canterbury died. An Anglo-Saxon, he became archbishop in 655 and
held the office until his death, probably from the plague.
1223 Louis VIII
became King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II of France.
1430
Joan of Arc, taken prisoner by the Burgundians in May, was handed over to
Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.
1789 The Bastille, a fortress in Paris
used to hold political prisoners, was stormed by a mob, beginning of the French
Revolution.
April 22
238 Year of the Six Emperors:
The Roman Senate outlawed emperor Maximinus Thrax for his bloodthirsty
proscriptions in Rome and nominated two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus,
to the throne.
960 Basil II was crowned Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1073
Gregory VII was elected pope. 1056 Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked
eye.
1370 First stone of the Bastille laid. The fortress that was later to
become a prison was built on the orders of King Charles V of France. It was
intended as a fortification to help protect the wall around Paris against
English attack during the Hundred Years' War.
