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Battle of Cassel; Roman Catholic Popes.
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November 23,
534 BC Thespis of Icaria became the first actor
to portray a character onstage, instead of speaking as him or herself. He is said to have introduced the first principal actor in addition to the chorus
800 Charlemagne arrived at Rome to investigate
the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
912 Otto I (The Great) was born. He was
King of Germany from 936-983 and was the first king to become Holy Roman
Emperor in 961.
955 King Eadred died. King of Wessex and acknowledged as
overlord of Mercia, and the Danelaw, Eadred brought Northumbria permanently
under English rule.
1499 Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck was hanged for reportedly
attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497,
claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.
November
10
461 St Leo I ended his reign as Catholic Pope.
627 Saint Justus died. The
fourth archbishop of Canterbury, Justus had a role in converting Northumbria to
Christianity.
1444 The Battle of Varna:
The Turkish victory over a Hungarian force ended the efforts of European powers
to save Constantinople from Turkish conquest.
1619
René Descartes had the dreams that inspired his Meditations on First
Philosophy.
February 22
1071 Battle of
Cassel: Robert I the Frisian defeated
Arnulf III who was killed in the battle.
Robert became count of Flanders and ruled until 1093.
1276 Innocent V was crowned Roman Catholic
pope. He is noted for his commentaries on the Pauline epistles (Letters of St.
Paul - 13 New Testament books).
1495 King Charles VIII of France entered Naples
to claim the city's throne.
