1970 Death Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94 1875 Birthday Desiderius A. Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian 1536 Death Desiderius Erasmus, humanist/priest (Novum instrumentum omne), dies 1466 Birthday Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author, In Praise of Folly 1087 Death Victor III, Dauferio/Desiderius, Italian Pope (1086-87), dies 1086 Event Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III
