November 18
1307 William Tell shot an apple
off of his son's head. The historical existence of Tell is disputed. According to
popular legend, he was a peasant from Bürglen in the canton of Uri in the 13th
and early 14th centuries who defied Austrian authority, was forced to shoot an
apple from his son’s head, was arrested for threatening the governor’s life,
saved the same governor’s life en route to prison, escaped, and ultimately
killed the governor in an ambush. These events supposedly helped spur the
people to rise up against Austrian rule.
1421 A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands broke,
flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people.
1477 William Caxton
produced Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres, the first book printed on a
printing press in England.
March
26
752 Pope Stephen (II) III elected; he was the first sovereign of the Papal
States, crowned Pepin as King of the Franks, corresponded with the Emperor
Constantine on the subject of the restoration of the sacred images, restored
many of the ancient churches of the city, and built hospitals specifically for
the poor near St. Peter's church where he is buried.
1484 William Caxton printed his translation of
Aesop's Fables.
November
18
326 Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome was consecrated.
942: Saint Odo of
Cluny died. The second abbot of the great monastery at Cluny, Odo achieved
exemption from all but papal authority for his monastic community and reformed
monasteries in Gaul and Italy.
1307 William Tell
shot an apple off of his son's head. The historical existence of Tell is disputed. According to popular legend, he was a peasant from Bürglen in the canton of Uri in the 13th and early 14th centuries who defied Austrian authority, was forced to shoot an apple from his son’s head, was arrested for threatening the governor’s life, saved the same governor’s life en route to prison, escaped, and ultimately killed the governor in an ambush. These events supposedly helped spur the people to rise up against Austrian rule.
1421 A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in
the Netherlands broke, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people.
1477 William Caxton produced Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres, the first
book printed on a printing press in England.
August
13
523 John I was elected Roman Catholic pope. He ended the Acacian Schism,
bringing reunification of the Eastern and Western churches by restoring peace
between the papacy and the Byzantine Emperor Justin I. He also set the rules
for the Alexandrian calendar computation of the date of Easter, which was
eventually accepted throughout the West.
1415 Hundred Years War: King Henry V
of England army landed on mouth of the Seine River, and organized the siege of
the town of Harfleur (now part of Le Havre).
1422 William Caxton, first English
printer, was born. 1
Francis I of France
516 The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain was
signed. Francis I of France recognized Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles
V, Holy Roman Emperor recognized Francis' claim to Milan.
March
26
752 Pope Stephen (II) III elected; he was the first sovereign of the Papal
States, crowned Pepin as King of the Franks, corresponded with the Emperor
Constantine on the subject of the restoration of the sacred images, restored
many of the ancient churches of the city, and built hospitals specifically for
the poor near St. Peter's church where he is buried.
1026 Pope John XIX crowned
Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
1484 William Caxton printed his translation of
Aesop's Fables.
