History Trivia - Saint Ulrich of Augsburg canonized

July 4

 

 993 Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany) was canonized. He studied at the monastery school of St. Gall and received additional training under Adalbero, Bishop of Augsburg, who made him a chamberlain. He was appointed Bishop of Augsburg by King Henry in 923.

 

1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) started shining, being visible for 23 days. 

 

 1534 Christian III was elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.

History Trivia - First stone of the Bastille laid

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.

History Trivia - Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) shines, being visible for 23 days.

July 4

993 Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany) was canonized. He studied at the monastery school of St. Gall and received additional training under Adalbero, Bishop of Augsburg, who made him a chamberlain. He was appointed Bishop of Augsburg by King Henry in 923.

1054 Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) started shining, being visible for 23 days.  

1534 Christian III was elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.