2015 Event Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89 after battling health issues related to diabetes and high blood pressure 2015 Event The remains of Richard III, King of England from 1483 to 1485, are escorted in a royal funeral procession; the remains were discovered in Leicester in 2012 and will be reburied at the Leicester Cathedral 2015 Event King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia dies at age 90 after hospitalization for pneumonia three weeks earlier; he has been succeeded by his half brother Salman of Saudi Arabia 2014 Event The U.S. Treasury is issuing rules to hinder companies from moving their headquarters outside the country to save on taxes; the rules may impact pending deals, such as Burger King's plan to move to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's 2014 Event Burger King Worldwide Inc. will purchase Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada; Burger King will pay a little over $11 billion in U.S. dollars, and the merger will create the third-largest global fast food company 2014 Event Multiple U.S. food chains in China drop meat supplier Shanghai Husi after reports that the company used expired meat and unsanitary processing conditions; companies include McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King and Starbucks 2014 Event Prince Felipe of Spain is coronated as King Felipe VI, following his father's abdication over two weeks ago; the simple ceremony sought to avoid displays of extravagance in a nation suffering high unemployment and growing disinterest in the monarchy 2014 Event After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating and installing his son Felipe; unfavorable opinion, health issues and investigation of daughter Cristina in a public funds theft scandal have taken their toll on the king 2014 Event Academics report that a pelvis bone discovered in Winchester 1999 may belong to King Alfred the Great or his son, Edward the Elder 2013 Event The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech is commemorated in the U.S. 2013 Event The brother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, dies at age 44 following complications from a skiing accident 2013 Event The German racing horse, Novellist, wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2013 Event In Belgium, King Albert II abdicates his throne to son, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, due to health reasons 2013 Event Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England announces that the 5 pound bank note, to be circulated in 2016, will feature Winston Churchill 2013 Event At a University of Leicester media conference, it is announced that during a 2012 archeological dig in Leicester, the skeleton they unearthed is confirmed to be the remains of King Richard III of England 2013 Event A rare television interview appearance is made by Juan Carlos I, the King of Spain; the interview coincides with celebrations of his 75th birthday 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2012 Event A letter written by Manal al Sharif, and signed by hundreds, urges Saudi King Abdullah to give women the right to drive 2012 Event Richard Dawkins, an atheist, ethologist and evolutionary biologist, approves of British education secretary Michael Gove's plan of sending free King James Bibles to every state school 2012 Event The broadway show, 'The Lion King', becomes the highest grossing show of all time, overtaking 'Phantom of the Opera' 2012 Event Wendy's overtakes Burger King as the second best-selling hamburger chain in the USA 2011 Event In Punakha, Bhutan, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck marries Jetsun Pema, a 21 year old college student 2011 Event In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announces reforms that give women the right to vote and run in municipal elections 2011 Event A team of divers discover the wreck of a Swedish warship, possibly Mars, the head of king Erik XIV's fleet which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1564 2011 Event Redondo Beach, California authorities investigate the source of a large fish kill at the King Harbor Marino 2010 Event The 46-year old son of convicted fraud king Bernard Madoff kills himself in a Manhattan apartment 2010 Event Swiebodzin, Poland announces the world's biggest statue of Jesus, called Christ the King, is completed 2005 Event King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies and is succeeded by Prince Abdullah 2004 Death Philippe de Broca, director, King of Hearts, dies at 69 2004 Death Fay Wray, actress, the original King Kong, dies at 96 2004 Death Alan King, comic/producer, Friar's Club roasters, dies at 76 2004 Event 76th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King sweeps all eleven nominations, including Best Picture, Sean Penn and Charlize Theron win lead acting awards 2003 Death Alan Bates, actor, King of Hearts, dies at 69 2001 Death Nigel Hawthorne, actor, The Madness of King George, dies at 72 2000 Death "Tito ""The Mambo King"" Puente", bandleader/percussionist, dies at 76 1999 Death Mabel King, actress, What's Happening!, dies at 66 1999 Death King Hassan II, Moroccan Royalty 1999 Death King Hussein, Jordanian king, dies at 63 1998 Death Frankie Yankovic, polka king, dies at 83 1998 Event Core States Betsy King Golf Classic 1998 Event Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards 1998 Event "King and I," closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 781 performances 1997 Event Disney's "Lion King" sets Broadway record of $2,700,000 daily sale 1997 Event "Lion King," opens at New Amersterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA CoreStates Betsy King Classic 1997 Event Larry King weds Shawn Southwick 1997 Event "King David," closes at New Amsterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1997 Event Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray 1997 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING 1997 Death Bohumil Hrabal, Czechoslovakian writer, storyteller, wrote hyper-realist texts, studied at Charles Univerisity in Prague, known for novels titled Closely Watched Trains and I Served the King of England, dies at 82 1997 Death King Hu, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn', dies at 64 1996 Event Annika Sorenstam wins Betsy King LPGA Golf Classic 1996 Event "King and I," premieres at Neil Simon Theater in New York City for 781 perform 1996 Death Moshushu II, King of Lesotho (1966-90), dies at 51 1995 Death Omukama Patrick D Matthew Olimi Kaboyo II, king of Toro, dies at 49 1995 Event Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to home run twice in one inning 1995 Death Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54 1995 Event Betsy King wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic 1995 Death Reza Abdoh, playwright, theatre director, produced King Lear, Oedipus Rex, confronted audiences with issues of race, class, AIDS, died of AIDS at age 32 1995 Death Reinaldo de Carvalho, carnival king, dies at 34 1995 Death "King" Herbert Whitaker, tenor sax, dies at 66 1994 Death John the King, CDA-minister of Social Businesses, dies at 68 1994 Death Patrick O'Neal, U.S. actor (King Rat, Night of the Iguana), dies at 66 1994 Death James Clavell, author/director (King Rat, Shogun), dies at 69 1994 Event Lesotho king Letsie II fires premier Ntsu Mokhehle 1994 Event 1st Jordanian plane to fly over Israeli airspace (King Hussein pilot) 1994 Event Disney's "Lion King," opens in theaters with $42 million 1994 Event Larry King ended his radio show 1994 Event Burger King spokesman Dan Cortese (26) weds Dee Dee Hemby (26) 1994 Event King Azlan Shah of Malaysia resigns 1994 Event Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating 1993 Death Margaret Landon, U.S. author (Anna and the King of Siam), dies at 90 1993 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup Golf Tournament 1993 Event Norodom Sihanouk again installed as king of Cambodia 1993 Death Jean King, actress (Night Hasa a Thousand Eyes), dies at 76 1993 Event King Albert II of Belgium, crowned 1993 Event Prince Ronald "Ronnie" Mutebi crowned king of Uganda 1993 Death Baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems 1993 Event Betsy King wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Game Golf Tournament 1993 Event Jury reaches guilty verdict in Federal case against cop who beat Rodney King, but the verdict is not read until April 17th 1993 Death Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies 1993 Event Rodney King in court says he thinks he heard cops yell racial slurs 1993 Death Paul D Zimmerman, U.S. screenwriter (King of Comedy), dies at 54 1993 Event Army of opium king Khun Sa kills 60 in NE Burma 1993 Event Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in Los Angeles California 1993 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time 1993 Event Junk bond king Michael Milkin is released from jail after 22 months 1992 Death Albert King, U.S. blues singer/guitarist (Crosscut Saw), dies at 71 1992 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic 1992 Death Roger Miller, country singer (King of the Road), dies at 56 1992 Death Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., actor (King's Whore), dies after illness at 87 1992 Event 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge 1992 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament 1992 Event Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in an inning 1992 Death Michael King, actor (Lonely are the Brave), dies at 69 1992 Event 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King 1992 Event Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King 1992 Event Jury acquits Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin 1992 Event Ross Perot says he'll run for President on Larry King Show 1992 Event Jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case 1992 Death Johnny [Jan] Meijer, Dutch king of accordians (Body and Soul), dies 1991 Event New York Islander Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with second left 1991 Death Dixie Dunbar, Charlotte King, dies of heart attack at 72 1991 Event Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1991 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic 1991 Event Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal 1991 Event NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day 1991 Event 4 LA police are charged with beating Rodney King 1991 Event Four Los Angeles Police severly beat Rodney King, captured on amateur video 1991 Event L.A. King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points 1991 Death Olav AFEC van Sleeswijk-Holstein-S-G V, king of Norway (1957), dies 1991 Event Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York Islanders 1990 Event Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship 1990 Event Betsy King wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Golf Classic 1990 Event 45th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1990 Event Burger King begins using Newman's Own Salad Dressing 1990 Event Dan Quisenberry (all-time AL save king, 238) announces his retirement 1990 Event King Birendra of Nepal lifts 30-year ban on political parties 1990 Event 19th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1989 Event Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander 1989 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship 1989 Event 44th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1989 Event Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship 1989 Event Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame 1989 Event Betsy King wins LPGA USX Golf Classic 1989 Event Michael Milken, junk bond king, indicted in New York for racketeering 1989 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am 1989 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic 1988 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship 1988 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1988 Event Jordanian King Hussein renounces sovereignity over West Bank to PLO 1988 Event King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives 1988 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am 1988 Death Charles Glenn King, biochemist (discovered vitamin C), dies at 91 1987 Birthday Aaron Carter, born in Tampa, Florida, singer, album, 'Oh Aaron' features recording with older brother Nick, recorded, 'I Just Can't Wait to Be King' for the movie, 'The Lion King' 1987 Event 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station 1987 Event Betsy King wins Atlantic City LPGA Golf Classic 1987 Death King Donovan, actor and director (Enforcer, Perfect Furlough), dies 1987 Event Betsy King wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship 1987 Event Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF and Harley Race for trademark name "king" 1987 Event 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1987 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open 1987 Event Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack 1987 Event BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to the University of Mississippi 1986 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1986 Event Morocco king Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya 1986 Death Lorenzo Tucker, actor (Black King), dies 1986 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Henredon Golf Classic 1986 Event King Hassan II meets with Israeli premier Simon Peres 1986 Death Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77 1986 Event Pirates draft 3rd baseman Jeff King #1 1986 Event Wrestlemania II at 3 locations, Hulk Hogan beats King Kong Bundy 1986 Event Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO 1986 Event 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. 1985 Death Robert Graves, English writer/poet (King Jesus), dies at 90 1985 Death Kirby Grant, actor/singer (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at 74 1985 Death Yul Brynner, Taidje Khan, actor (King and I), dies of cancer at 65 1985 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1985 Death Wayne King, orchestra leader (Wayne King Show), dies at 84 1985 Event "King and I" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances 1985 Event Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King and I" 1985 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic 1985 Event Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal 1985 Event Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King and I" 1985 Event Jordan king Hussein and PLO leader Arafat sign accord 1985 Event "King and I" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1984 Event NBA's Bernard King scores 60 points 1984 Death Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK, Jr., dies at 84 1984 Event King Boudouin opens Museum for Modern Art in Brussels 1984 Death Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85 1984 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1984 Event "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62 1984 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic 1984 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open 1983 Event President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day 1983 Event Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday 1983 Death Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies 1983 Event Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson 1983 Event Jordan king Hussein ceases negotiations with PLO 1983 Death Umberto of Piemonte, King Umberto II of Italy (1946), dies 1982 Event Clyde King named Yankee manager 1982 Death King Vidor, director (War and Peace), dies at 88 of a heart ailment 1982 Death Sobhuza II, king of Swaziland/Ngwane (1921-82), dies 1982 Death Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 1982 Event Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as New York Yankee manager 1982 Death Henry King, U.S. director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies 1982 Death Henry King, director, dies at 86 1982 Death Alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Challenge to Lassie), dies at 75 1982 Event Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69 1982 Death Abdul Aziz Khaled, King of Saudi-Arabia, dies at 69 1981 Death John Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94 1981 Event Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett 1980 Event Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time home run run king with 868, retires 1980 Event Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1980 Event Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1980 Death Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1980 Death Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music, dies at 61 1980 Event "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 63 performances 1979 Birthday Summer Altice, born in Fountain Valley, California, fashion model, actress, 'Playboy' magazine Playmate, appeared in films, 'The Scorpion King', 'Grind' 1979 Event "King of Schnorrers" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 63 performances 1979 Death John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64 1979 Birthday Jaime King, American Actress 1979 Event President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday 1978 Event "King and I" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 719 performances 1978 Event King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution 1978 Event "King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances 1978 Event "King of Hearts" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1978 Event James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu 1978 Event Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American 1978 Event Larry King moves his radio show from Miami to Washington D.C. 1978 Event Mutual Broadcasting Network begins airing Larry King Show on radio 1977 Event Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King, Jr. 1977 Event Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured 1977 Event James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison 1977 Event "King and I" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 719 performances 1976 Death Freddie King, rocker, dies at 42 1976 Event King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath 1976 Death Victor Varconi, actor (Divine Lady, King of Kings), dies at 85 1976 Death Ronald Radd, actor (King Lear, Up Jumped a Swagman), dies at 47 1975 Event Laos king Sisavang Vatthana resigns, republic forms 1975 Event Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain 1975 Event Norwegian King Olav V opens Longyearbyen Airport on Spitsbergen 1975 Event 82nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (60 61) 1975 Death Faisal Ibn Mussed Abdul Aziz, Saudi prince, beheaded in Riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the king 1975 Birthday Katie King, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1975 Death Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), murdered at 68 1975 Event Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, king of Saudi-Arab (1964-75), shot by nephew 1975 Event 1st Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King 1974 Event 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: B J M King beats E Goolagong Cawley (36 63 75) 1974 Event 88th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Evonne Goolagong (36 63 75) 1974 Death Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church 1974 Birthday Breckin Meyer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, producer, voice actor on 'King of the Hill' and 'Titan Maximum' animated television shows 1974 Death Stanley Smith, actor (Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts), dies at 71 1974 Death David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at 87 1973 Death Robert Ellis, actor (Curse of King Tut's Tomb), dies at 40 1973 Event Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match 1973 Event Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden 1973 Event Rebecca Ann King (Colorado), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974 1973 Event George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Birthday Jimmy King, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors 1973 Event Military coup in Afghanistan; King Mohammad Zahir Shah flees 1973 Event 80th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats C Evert, 60 75 1973 Event 1st all - U.S. women's Wimbledon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert 1973 Birthday Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Greg Morton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1972 Event 86th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats K Melville (63 75) 1972 Event Morocco King Hassan II's B727 shot at 1972 Event Jigme Singye Wangchuk becomes king of Bhutan at 16 1972 Death Jigme Dori Wangchuck, King of Bhutan, dies 1972 Event 79th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Goolagong (63 63) 1972 Birthday Shawn King, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Frankie King, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers 1972 Death Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77 1972 Death King Edward VIII, English Royalty 1972 Birthday Paul Stout, Saugus California, actor, Phillip-Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1972 Death Ntare V, king of Burundi, murdered 1972 Death Ntare V, deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup 1972 Event Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President 1972 Death Victor Wong, actor (Mission to Moscow, King Kong) dies at 65 1972 Death Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, king of Nepal (1955-72), dies at 51 1972 Death Frederik IX, Christiaan FFMKW, king of Denmark (1947-72), dies at 72 1971 Death Albertus W. "Albert" van Dalsum, actor and director (King Lear), dies at 82 1971 Event Billie Jean King became 1st female athlete to win $100,000 1971 Event 85th U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals (64 76) 1971 Death King Curtis, Curtis Ousley, U.S. musician, murdered at 37 1971 Event Failed attempt on King Hassan II Shirat Morocco, 101 killed 1971 Birthday Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince/son of King of Nepal 1971 Death Dennis King, actor (Devil's Brother), dies of heart ailment at 73 1971 Death King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73 1971 Birthday Regina King, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Brenda Jenkins-227 1970 Death Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 1970 Event Jordanian King Hussein moves against PLO guerrillas 1970 Event Jordan king Hussein forms military government 1970 Event Failed assassination attempt on Jordanian king Hussain 1970 Event 77th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats King (14-12 11-9) 1969 Birthday Ed King, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints 1969 Event Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris 1969 Birthday Chris King, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1969 Event 76th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62) 1969 Event King Crismson with Greg Lake and Ian McDonald debuts 1969 Death Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81 1969 Event James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1969 Death Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 1969 Birthday Kevin King, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Patton Oswalt, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, comedian, employs observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor in his acts, wrote for MADtv, played Spence Olchin on 'The King of Queens' television show, voice of Remy in 'Ratatouille' 1968 Birthday Naomi Watts, born in Shoreham, England, British-Australian actress, films include 'Mulholland Drive', 'King Kong' 1968 Event 82nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats Billie Jean King (64 64) 1968 Event 1st U.S. Open tennis match (Billie Jean King beats Dr. Vija Vuskains) 1968 Event Norwegian king Harald V marries Sonja 1968 Event 75th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats J Tegart (97 75) 1968 Event James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured 1968 Birthday Joe King, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta 1968 Event 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968 Event Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1968 Death Martin Luther King, Jr., (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39 1968 Death Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1967 Event Unsuccessful coup against Greek King Constantine II 1967 Death Jimmy King, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash 1967 Birthday Matthew King, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer 1967 Event King Boudouin inaugurates world's biggest floodgate (Antwerp) 1967 Event 81st U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats Ann H Jones (119 64) 1967 Death Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84 1967 Event 74th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats A Jones (63 64) 1967 Event King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo 1967 Death Wilmer King, 1st casuality on Tappan Zee Bridge NY, dies 1967 Birthday Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Stacey King, NBA forward and center for the Miami Heat 1966 Birthday Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march 1966 Event 73rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie J King beats Frasier (63 36 61) 1966 Event 92nd Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4 1966 Death Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Captain Cook (1773), dies 1966 Event 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02 1966 Death Christian J Modeste, Dutch king of gypsies, dies at 71 1966 Birthday Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago 1965 Event Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, becomes King of Tonga 1965 Death Alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66 1965 Event 79th U.S. Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75) 1965 Event Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power 1965 Birthday Rodney King, born in Sacramento, California, black motorist beaten by LA cops 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Death Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45 1965 Death Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama 1965 Event "King Family Show" (musical variety) premieres on ABC TV 1965 Death Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters 1964 Birthday Jeff King, Marion, Indiana, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Event ML King speaks to J Edgar Hoover about his slander campaign 1964 Event J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" 1964 Event Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi Arabia 1964 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Event Greek king Constantine II marries Danish princess Anne-Marie 1964 Death King Calder, actor (Lt Grey-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 1964 Event Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1964 Birthday Kerry King, American Musician 1964 Birthday Johnny Dee, heavy metal drummer, Britny Fox-Boys in Heat, King Kobra 1964 Event Constantine succeeds Paul I as king of Greece 1964 Death King Paul I, of Greece (1947-64), dies at 62 1964 Birthday Richard Dunwoody, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, British jockey in National Hunt Racing, won King George VI Chase four times on the famous grey Desert Orchid in 1989 and 1990 1963 Event King Hassan II opens 1st parliament in Morocco 1963 Event "King Leonardo," cartoon last airs on NBC-TV 1963 Event Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial 1963 Event 70th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Smith beats Billie J King (63 64) 1963 Death Anita King, actress (Tender Loving Care), dies of heart attack at 74 1963 Event King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia 1963 Birthday Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963 Birthday Reza Abdoh, born in Tehran, Iran, playwright, theatre director, produced King Lear, Oedipus Rex, confronted audiences with issues of race, class, AIDS 1962 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia 1962 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia 1962 Birthday Mick Sweda, heavy metal, Bulletboys, King Kobra-Ready to Strike 1962 Birthday King Abdullah II, Jordanian Statesman 1961 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany, Georgia 1961 Event Martin L. King protests for black voting right in Miami 1961 Death Charlie Gemora, actor (who portrayed King Kong), dies at 58 1961 Death Zog I, Ahmed Zogu, King of Albania (1925-39), dies at 65 1961 Event Failed assassination attempt on King Saif al-Islam Achmad of Yemen 1961 Event King Hassan II's ascends to throne of Morocco 1961 Death Mohammed V, ibn Yusuf, sultan/King of Morocco, dies at 51 1961 Birthday Dexter Scott King, American Actor 1961 Birthday Wayne Gretzky, Brantford, Ontario, NHL great scorer, Oiler, King, Rangers 1960 Event King Saudi of Saudi-Arabia takes power 1960 Event King Boudouin of Belgium marries dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon 1960 Event Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" 1960 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in 1960 Birthday Reinaldo de Carvalho, carnival King 1960 Birthday Evelyn "Champagne" King, born in Bronx, New York, disco singer, Shame, I'm in Love 1960 Death Amanullah, emir/king of Afhanistan (1919-28), dies at 67 1959 Birthday Albert King, actor, BB King and Friends, Blues Alive 1959 Event King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence 1958 Birthday Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1958 Birthday Mark King, bass/vocalist, Level 42-Standing in the Light, Love Games 1958 Event Perez Prado "Mambo King," receives one of the 1st gold records 1958 Event King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR 1958 Event King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation 1958 Death Faisal II, King of Iraq (1939-58), assassinated at Baghdad 1958 Birthday Giancarlo Esposito, actor, Bob Roberts, School Daze, King of New York 1958 Event Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi-Arabia 1957 Event Olav V, becomes king of Norway 1957 Death Haakon VII (CF Charles WA), Danish king of Norway (1905-57), dies 1957 Event Larry King's 1st radio broadcast 1957 Birthday Doris King, born in Nashville, Tennessee, vocalist, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1956 Birthday Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets 1956 Event King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England 1956 Death Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, dies at 77 1956 Birthday Eric Roberts, born in Mississippi, actor, Pope of Greenwich Village, King of Gypsies 1956 Event "King Kong," 1st televised 1956 Event Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate 1956 Event Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed 1955 Birthday Yolanda King, actress, Fluke, Ghosts of Mississippi 1955 Birthday Jigme Singye Wangchuk, king of Bhutan, 1972- 1955 Birthday Gary Streeter, born in Hampshire, England, educated at King's College London, Member of Parliament for South West Devon 1955 Birthday Betsy King, Reading, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 U.S. Women's Open 1955 Death Walter Hampden, actor (Sabrina, 5 Fingers, Vagabond King), dies at 75 1955 Birthday Sandra Bernhard, born in Flint, Michigan, actress, King of Comedy, Nancy-Roseanne 1955 Event King Baudouin of Belgium visits Congo 1955 Death Abdullah Seif el-Islam, brother of Yemenite king Ahmed, beheaded 1955 Birthday Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, born in Buganda, Uganda, crowned the 36th Kabaka, the king of Burganda 1955 Event Prince Mahemdra becomes king of Nepal 1955 Event Bir BSD Mahendra succeeds Tribhubana as king of Nepal 1955 Death Yung Deva, king of Nepal (191.-55), dies at about 48 1955 Event King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father 1955 Birthday Sandra Bernhard, born in Arizona, Follow That Bird, King of Comedy 1954 Birthday Janet Maw, actress, Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge 1954 Event "King and I" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1246 performances 1953 Event Feisal II installed as king of Iraq 1953 Event Hussein I installed as king of Jordan 1953 Death Carol II, King of Romania (1930-40), dies at 59 1952 Birthday Michael Jeter, born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, actor, Fisher King 1952 Event Hussain ibn Talal proclaimed King of Jordan 1952 Event Hussein Ibn Talal I, proclaimed King of Jordan 1952 Event King Farouk I of Egypt abdicates [Black Saturday] 1952 Birthday Dominic Muldowney, born in Southampton, England, composer, created television, film scores for Loose Connections, King Lear, radio work, theater music, created large-scale oboe concerto, versatile has created music for David Bowie, Royal Academy of Music teacher 1952 Event 6th Tony Awards: Fourposter and King and I win 1952 Event England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II 1952 Death George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 1952 Death King George VI, British Royalty 1951 Birthday Robert Lindsay, Ilketson England, actor, Strike it Rich, King Lear 1951 Birthday Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, president of United World Colleges movement, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan 1951 Death Abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem 1951 Death Mustafa Shuqri Ashu, tailor/murderer of king Abdullah, shot to death 1951 Event King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I 1951 Event King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates 1951 Birthday Collis King, cricketer, WI all-rounder late 70s 1951 Event "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances 1950 Event Egyptian king Faruk demands departure of all British troops 1950 Event King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India 1950 Death Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 1950 Event King Boudouin I takes oath as royal prince of Belgium 1950 Event King Leopold of Belgium abdicates, Baudouin becomes King 1950 Event King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium 1950 Death William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75 1950 Birthday Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin, Illinois, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5 1950 Event Phumiphon Abundet crowned as king Rama IX of Thailand 1950 Birthday Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone 1950 Event 22rd Academy Awards - "All King's Men," Crawford and De Havilland win 1950 Event Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III 1949 Event King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament 1949 Birthday Brian Kerwin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo 1949 Birthday Steve King, American Politician 1949 Birthday Jessica Lange, born in Cloquet, Minnesota, actress, King Kong, Tootsie 1949 Birthday William King, Alabama, soul trumpeteer, Commodores-Easy 1948 Event Arabic Congress names Abdullah of Trans Jordan, King of Palestine 1948 Event KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Event William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada 1948 Event Egyptian flagship King Farouk sunk by Israel 1948 Event King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London 1948 Death King Baggot, actor (Tish, San Francisco), dies at 68 1948 Birthday Bill Bruford, English pop drummer, Yes, King Crimson-Red, Genesis 1948 Birthday Perry King, Alliance, Ohio, actor, Andy Warhol's "Bad" 1948 Birthday M. A. King, FBA, economist 1948 Birthday Paul King, rocker, Blue Oyster Cult 1947 Event King Michael of Romania, forced by communists abdicates his throne 1947 Death Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78 1947 Birthday Stephen King, U.S., sci-fi author, Carrie, Shining, Kujo 1947 Event King George VI signs Indian Independence Bill 1947 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men) 1947 Event Frederik IX becomes king of Denmark 1947 Death Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76 1947 Event King Frederik IX of Denmark crowned 1947 Death George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 1947 Birthday Shakira Caine, Guyana, actress, Man Who be King, Miss Guyana, 1967 1946 Event Greek king George II back in Athens 1946 Event King George II of Greece returns from exile 1946 Birthday Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1946 Event Menachem Begins opposition group bombs King David Hotel 1946 Event Menachen Begin's opposition group surprise attack on King David hotel 1946 Birthday Ian McDonald, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Foreigner, King Crimson 1946 Event King Umberto II of Italy abdicates 1946 Death Ananda Mahidol, king of Siam, shot dead at 20 1946 Event Bhumibol Adulyadej, becomes king of Thailand 1946 Death Rama VIII, king of Siam (1935-46), dies at 21 1946 Event Abdullah ibn Hussein becomes king of Jordan 1946 Event Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy 1946 Event King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto 1946 Birthday Karl XVI Gustav F H, King of Sweden, 1973- 1945 Birthday Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva, King of Nepal, 1972- 1945 Birthday Birenda Bir Bikram, King of Nepal, 1972- 1945 Birthday Omukama Patrick David Matthew Olimi Kaboyo II, king of Toro 1945 Birthday Matti Salminen, born in Turku, Finland, bass player, King Philipp-Don Carlos 1945 Death Bruno Frank, born in Stuttgart, Germany, writer, dramatist, novelist, wrote 'Trenchk', 'The Days of the King', dies at 58 in Beverly Hills, California 1945 Birthday Robert Fripp, guitarist, King Crimson 1945 Event Billboard publishes its 1st album chart (King Cole Trio is #1) 1945 Event King Michael of Romania gives in to Communist government 1945 Birthday King Floyd, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, famous for 'Groove Me' song recorded with Malaco Records 1944 Event King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne 1944 Birthday Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Event King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal 1944 Event King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1944 Birthday Micki J King, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Death Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies 1944 Birthday Alan Horwarth, born in Britain, politician, Baron Howarth of Newport, Member of Parliament for Statford-on-Avon and Newport East, educated at King's College, Cambridge, Conservative Party 1944 Event King Victor Emmanuel abdicates the throne for his son Umberto 1944 Birthday Peter T. King, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1993 - 1943 Birthday Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden, 1973- 1943 Birthday Billie Jean King, born in Long Beach, California, tennis pro 1943 Birthday Billie Jean King, Cal, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75 1943 Event 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III 1943 Event King's Dragon Guards liberates suburbs of Naples 1943 Death Boris III, of Saksen-Coburg, King of Bulgaria (1918-43), dies 1943 Birthday Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer, King Cousins, actress, Katie-My 3 Sons 1943 Birthday Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots 1943 Birthday James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Birthday Henri J "Adriaan" Adriaansen, mime/director, Stinging Nettle King 1942 Birthday Rex Thompson, New York City, actor, Young Bess, King and I, Her 12 Men 1942 Birthday Genevieve Bujold, Montreal, actress, King of Hearts, Choose Me, Coma 1942 Event Admiral Ernest King orders Tulagi (Solomon Island) reconquered 1942 Event King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta 1942 Birthday Carole King, Klein, born in Brooklyn, New York, pianist/singer, Tapestry 1942 Birthday Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1941 Birthday Peter Michael Goetz, actor, Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives 1941 Event King Leopold of Belgium marries Lilian Baels 1941 Event Belgium King Leopold secretly marries Lilian Baels 1941 Event Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt 1941 Event King Peter leaves Yugoslavia 1940 Event Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler 1940 Event Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania 1940 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William M. King agree to joint defense commission 1940 Birthday Kip King, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Charlie and Company 1940 Birthday Constantine II, deposed King of Greece, 1964-73 1940 Event Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up 1940 Birthday Paul Rudd, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' 1940 Event Norwegian King Haakon and government flees to England 1940 Death Alfonso XIII de Borbon, corrupt king of Spain (1902-31), dies 1939 Event King and Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party 1939 Event British king George VI visits U.S. 1939 Event 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth 1939 Event King Zog I of Albania, flees 1939 Death Ghazi I, King of Iraq (19??-39), dies in car accident 1939 Death Howard Carter, British archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65 1939 Birthday Lester King, cricketer, WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts 1939 Birthday Ron Nagle, rock producer, Riding with the King 1939 Birthday Gerry Goffin, Queens, New York, rock lyricist, married Carole King 1938 Event Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands 1938 Birthday Ben E[arl] King, Nelson, North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me 1938 Birthday Constantine Bereng Seeiso, king Moshushoe II of Lesotho 1938 Event King Zog of Albania marries Countess Geraldine of Hungary 1938 Event King Carol II of Romania drives out dictator Goga 1938 Death Truby King, pioneer of mothercraft, dies 1938 Birthday Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1938 Birthday Juan Carlos I, king of Spain, 1975- 1937 Event Dutch government recognizes Italian king Emanuel III as emperor of Abyssinia 1937 Birthday Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway 1937 Birthday Brian Blessed, English actor, King Arthur, High Road to China 1937 Event George VI crowned King of England 1936 Event KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1936 Event King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI 1936 Event King Edward VIII abdicates throne to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson 1936 Event England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI 1936 Death Foead I, king of Egypt (1922-36), dies 1936 Birthday Juda Bar-Norwegian, Israeli/Dutch mime/actor, King 1936 Birthday Leamon King, Tulare California, 4X100m relayer 1956 Olympics gold 1936 Event Edward VIII succeeds British king George V 1936 Death George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70 1936 Event Screen Actors Guild incorporates with King Vidor as president 1936 Birthday Roger Miller, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me 1935 Event King George II returns to Greece after 12 years 1935 Birthday Hussein ibn Talal I, king of Jordan, 1953- 1935 Birthday Harriet King, U.S., fencing, Olympic-1972 1935 Event British King George and Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee 1935 Birthday Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1939-58, son of Ghasi I 1935 Birthday Hussain ibn Talal, King of Jordan, 1952- 1935 Event King Boris of Bulgaria forbids all political parties 1934 Event English King George V weds princess Marina of Greece/Denmark 1934 Death King Alexander, of Yugoslavia, killed by Georgief (Croatian terrorist) 1934 Birthday Freddie King, Gilmer, Texas, blues singer, Hideaway 1934 Birthday Albert II FHTCEM, king of Belgium, 1993- 1934 Birthday King Albert II, Belgian Royalty 1934 Birthday Phillip King, British sculptor 1934 Birthday King Curtis, rocker 1934 Event Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium 1934 Death Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium (1909-34), dies at 58 1934 Birthday Earl King, rocker 1934 Birthday King Curtis, Curtis Ousley, U.S. vocalist, Memphis Soul Stew 1933 Birthday Larry King, New York City, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi", Larry King Show, CNN 1933 Death Mohammed Nadir Shah, king of Afghanistan, assassin by Abdul Khallig 1933 Event Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1933 Death Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50 1933 Birthday The Tjong King, Dutch illustrator of children books, Miep Diekman 1933 Event New York City premiere of "King Kong" 1933 Event "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy New York City 1933 Birthday Claude King, born in Keithville, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, performed on Louisiana Hayride television and radio show, billed alongside Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter 1932 Event During King George V Christmas dinner speech, his chair collapes 1932 Event King Rama VII (Prajadhipok) grants Thailand a constitution 1932 Birthday Don King, American Celebrity 1932 Birthday Don King, fight promoter, Mike Tyson 1932 Birthday Angela Rumbold, born in England, politician, Member of Parliament, British Conservative Party, attended King's College, served as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party 1932 Death Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 1932 Event 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 1932 Event 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 1932 Birthday King Hu, born in Beijing, China, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn' 1932 Birthday Han J A Hansen [Jansen], Dutch journalist, King Comes! 1932 Event Vitamin C 1st isolated, CC King, University of Pittsburgh 1932 Birthday Janet Bately, Professor of English Language, King's College London 1932 Death Ivar Kreuger, "Swedish Match King" industrialist, commits suicide 1932 Birthday Harald V, King of Norway, 1991- 1932 Death Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66 1931 Death Hussein ibn-Ali, sjarif Mecca/king/kalief of Hedzjaz (1917-24), dies 1931 Death Ibn Ali Hussein, King of Hejaz, dies 1931 Event Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII 1930 Birthday Bobby Van, Robert King, New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace 1930 Birthday Colin Blakely, Bangor N Ireland, actor, Shattered, Equus, King Lear 1930 Birthday Baudouin I, king of Belgium, 1951-93 1930 Birthday Morgana King, jazz singer and actress, Godfather 1930 Birthday Peggy King, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, vocalist/actress, George Gobel Show 1929 Birthday King Moody, New York City, actor, Shtarker-Get Smart 1929 Birthday Mawlai al-Hassan II, King of Morocco, 1961- 1929 Birthday King Hassan II, Moroccan Royalty 1929 Birthday Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1929 Birthday Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1929 Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964 1929 Event Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign 1929 Death Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 1929 Event Coup by King Alexander in South Slavia 1928 Event Race Tafari Makonnen crowned king of Abyssinia 1928 Event Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king 1928 Event King Fuad of Egypt grabs power/disbands parliament 1928 Birthday Reginald Askew, dean, King's College London 1928 Event Assassination attempt on king Victor Emmanuel II of Italy 1928 Birthday James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr. 1927 Birthday Alan King, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me 1927 Birthday Rama IX, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Massachusetts, king of Thailand, 1946- 1927 Birthday Patrick O'Neal, actor, King Rat, Night of the Iguana 1927 Birthday Patrick O'Neal, Ocala, Florida, actor, Kaz, Alvarez Kelly, King Rat 1927 Birthday Harry K V Mulisch, writer, Message to King Rat 1927 Death Ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61 1927 Birthday Jim Lowe, Springfield, Massachusetts, DJ, WNEW, "King of Trivia" 1927 Birthday Coretta Scott King, born in Marion, Alabama, civil rights leader 1927 Event "Vagabond King" opens in London 1926 Birthday Frank King, cricketer, WI fast bowler in 14 Tests in 50's, 29 wkts 1926 Event Canadian government of MacKenzie King forms 1926 Birthday Bryan Forbes, director/producer, Endless Games, King Rat 1926 Event Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia 1925 Birthday B[lues] B[oy] King, Itta Bena Mississippi, blues singer, Thrill is Gone 1925 Birthday B. B. King, American Musician 1924 Event King Hussein of Hedzjaz abdicts throne 1924 Event King Hussein of Hedzjaz appoints himself kalief 1924 Event King Tut's tomb opened 1924 Birthday Randy Van Horne, El Paso, Texas, vocalist, Nat King Cole Show 1924 Event Egyptian king Foead nominates Saad Zaghloel Pasja premier 1923 Event Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic 1923 Birthday Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1923 Event With Spain's king Alfonso XIII assist, army coup under de Rivera 1923 Birthday Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia, 1934-45 1923 Event Bulgarian premier Stamboeliski and King Boris III overthrown 1923 Birthday Albert King, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Bad Look Blues 1923 Event Swedish king Gustaaf V begins state visit to Netherlands 1923 Death Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54 1922 Event King George V proclaims Irish Free state 1922 Birthday Norodom Sihanouk, king/president/prem Cambodia, My War with the CIA 1922 Event King Constantine I of Greece abdicates 1922 Birthday Rey Hassan, Morroco, King of Morocco, 1961- 1922 Birthday Denholm Elliott, London, actor, Alfie, Cuba, Doll's House, King Rat 1922 Birthday Colin Cole, Principal King of Arms 1922 Death Charles I, emperor (Austria)/King of Hungary (Charles IV), dies 1922 Event Sultan Fuad I crowned king of Egypt, England recognizes Egypt 1921 Event William Lyon Mackenzie King succeeded Arthur Meighen as Canadian PM 1921 Birthday Michael I, King of Romania, 1927-30, 40-47 1921 Birthday Deborah Kerr, born in Helensburg, Scotland, television, stage, film actress, in 'The King and I', 'From Here to Eternity' 1921 Birthday William Preston, Columbia Penn, actor, Fisher King, Waterworld 1921 Death Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies 1921 Birthday Redd Stewart, Ashland City, Tennessee, guitarist/pianist, Pee Wee King Show 1921 Death Nicholas Petrovic Njegos, King of Montenegro 1910 - 1918, dies at 79 1920 Event King George V signs Home Rule Act 1920 Death Alexander, king of Greece (1917-20), dies after ape bite at 27 1920 Death Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1920 Birthday Bir Bikram Shah Deva Mahendra, King of Nepal, 1955-72 1920 Birthday Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt, 1936-52 1919 Birthday Dino De Laurentiis, Torre Annunziata Italy, producer, King Kong 1919 Birthday Hugh FitzRoy, born in Cape Town, South Africa, 11th Duke of Grafton, Deputy Lieutenant, KG, patrilineal descendant of King Charles II's third eldest illegitimate son 1919 Birthday Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa 1919 Death John C F, son of English king George V, dies at 13 1918 Birthday Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music 1918 Event King Albert I's triumphant procession through Brussels 1918 Birthday Jack MacGowran, Dublin Ireland, actor, King Lear, Exorcist 1918 Event Boris becomes king of Bulgaria 1918 Birthday Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, King of Tonga, 1965- 1918 Event King Oil/Shell refinery on Curacao officially opens 1918 Birthday Mercedes McCambridge, Joliet, Illinois, actress, All the King's Men 1918 Birthday Dwayne Andreas, born in Worthington, Minnesota, called the 'Soybean King', CEO of Archer Daniels Midland - ADM, largest producer of farm commodities in the U.S. for over 30 years 1917 Event After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1917 Event British king George V takes the name Windsor 1916 Birthday Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III 1916 Death Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Birthday Yul Brynner, born in Sakhalin Island, Japan, actor, King and I, 10 Commandments 1915 Birthday John Randolph, New York City, actor, King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie 1915 Event Greek King Constantine I fires premier Venizelos 1914 Birthday John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1914 Birthday Christian J Modeste, gypsey king 1914 Death Karol I, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania (1881-1914), dies 1914 Event French government awards king Albert of Belgium the Great Cross 1914 Event King Albert I becomes supreme commander of Belgian army 1914 Event King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent 1914 Birthday Bohumil Hrabal, born in Brno-Zidenice, Moravia, Czechoslovakian writer, storyteller, wrote hyper-realist texts, studied at Charles Univerisity in Prague, known for novels titled Closely Watched Trains and I Served the King of England 1914 Event Prince Wilhelm von Wied becomes King of Albania 1914 Birthday Pee Wee King, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, country vocalist, Pee Wee King Song 1913 Death Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913), dies at 69 1913 Event Ludwig III crowned king of Bavaria 1913 Event Suffragette Emily Davinson throws himself in front of king's horse 1913 Event King Nikita I of Montenegro vacates Skoetari, North-Albania 1913 Death George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67 1913 Birthday Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa, 1962- 1912 Birthday Jean Francaix, Le Mans France, composer, Naked King 1912 Death Frederik VIII C W K, King of Denmark (1906-12), dies at 68 1912 Event King Vittorio Emanuel III of Rome injured during assassination attempt 1911 Birthday Broderick Crawford, Philadelphia, actor, All the King's Men, Highway Patrol 1911 Birthday Kirby Grant, Butte Mont, actor, Sky King 1911 Birthday Alvino Rey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, King Family 1911 Event King George V of England crowned 1911 Birthday Robert Johnson, blues singer, King of Delta Blues Singer 1910 Event Portugal becomes a republic, King Manuel II flees to England 1910 Event Chicago Cub King Cole no-hits St. Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game 1910 Event Funeral for Britain's King Edward VII 1910 Event King George V ascends to British throne 1910 Death Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), dies at 68 1909 Event Albert becomes king of Belgians 1909 Event Leopold II, king of Belgium, buried in Brussels 1909 Death Leopold II, king of Belgium, dies 1909 Birthday Don Large, Canada, choral director, Wayne King 1909 Birthday Bukka White, born in Houston, Mississippi, Booker T. Washington White, gave cousin B.B. King his first guitar, celebrated as National steel guitarist, wrote "Parchman Farm Blues" 1909 Event English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill 1909 Birthday Mohammed V ibn Yusuf, King of Morocco, 1953, 1955-61 1909 Birthday Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader, King of Swing 1908 Event King Leopold II sells Congo to Belgium 1908 Birthday Robert Rossen director and writer, Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo 1908 Birthday John Mills, England, actor, Big Sleep, King Rat, War and Peace 1908 Birthday Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1908 Death Carlos I, King of Portugal (1889-1908), assassinated by mob at 44 1907 Event Ugyen Wangchuck became 1st hereditary king of Bhutan 1907 Death Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies 1907 Birthday Benny Carter, born in New York City, musician/composer, Easy Money, King Carter 1907 Birthday Melvin Mouron Belli, Sonora California, lawyer, SF's "King of Torts" 1907 Birthday Orville Redenbacher, popcorn King, Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet 1906 Event NY American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed U.S. Senate commission on the Congo 1906 Birthday Victor Wong, LA Cal, actor, Mission to Moscow, Son of Kong, King Kong 1906 Birthday Alan Webb, actor, King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie 1906 Event Hakon VII crowned king of Norway 1906 Event Belgian King Leopold II calls Congo his private possession 1906 Event Attack on King Alfonso XIII and Victoria von Battenberg in Madrid 1906 Death King Alfonso XIII, assassinated in Madrid 1906 Event Italian King Victor Emmanuel and Swiss president open Simplon tunnel 1906 Event Portugal's King Carlos I names Joao Franco premier 1906 Birthday Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz, King Saudi-Arabia, 1964-75 1906 Event Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km 1906 Death Christaan IX, King of Denmark (1893-1906), dies 1905 Event Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway 1905 Birthday Mary Renault, Mary Challens, writer, King Must Die, Funeral Games 1905 Birthday Leonard Constant Lambert, born in London, England, composer, King Pest 1905 Event King Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp 1905 Birthday John C F, son of English King George V 1905 Birthday Denis O'Dea, born in Dublin, actor, Esther and the King, Treasure Island 1905 Birthday Robert Penn Warren, 1st U.S. poet laureate, All the King's Men 1905 Birthday Grigori Kozintsev, born in Kiev, Ukraine, director, Hamlet, King Lear 1904 Event King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime 1904 Event King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade 1904 Birthday Umberto II, van Piemonte, king of Italy, 1946 1904 Birthday Bruce Cabot, born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, actor, Diamonds are Forever, King Kong 1903 Event King Leopold II deny Belgian cruelty in Congo 1903 Birthday Olav AFEC of Schleswig-Holstein-S-G, King Olav V of Norway, 1957-91 1903 Death Draga Masin, wife of Serbian king Aleksandar I, murdered at 35 1903 Death Alexander I, King of Serbia are assassinated 1903 Birthday Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts 1902 Event Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist 1902 Birthday Magda [Helena] Lupescu, wife of King Carol II of Romania 1902 Death Albert FA, king of Saxon (1873-1902), dies at 74 1902 Event Order of Merit instituted by King Edward VII 1902 Birthday Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, king, Saudi Arabia 1902 Birthday Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king, Saudi Arabia 1901 Birthday Paul I, King of Greece, 1947-64 1901 Event King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades 1901 Birthday Leopold III, Filip von Saksen-Coburg, King of Belgians, 1934-51 1901 Event Justin Huntly McCarthy's "If I were King," premieres in New York City 1901 Birthday Cecil H King, Irish/British daily newspaper publisher, Daily Mirror 1901 Birthday Wayne King, Savannah, Illinois, saxophonist/bandleader, Waltz King 1901 Death Milan I, king of Serbia, dies at 56 1901 Event After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1900 Birthday Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife 1900 Death Umberto I, Italian King (1878-1900) assassinated by Gaetano Bresci 1900 Event Assassination attempt on prince of Wales/king Edward VII 1900 Death Edward VII, King, assassinated 1900 Birthday Aimone duke of Spoleta and Aosta, Italian king of Croatia, 1941-43 1899 Birthday Ruth Schaumann, German painter/writer, Rose, Black King 1899 Death Johann Baptist Strauss, Austria, composer (Waltz King), dies at 73 1899 Birthday Frederick IX, Christian FFMKWG, King of Denmark, 1947-72 1899 Birthday Arthur Bryant, English historian, King Charles II 1897 Birthday Dennis King, Coventry England, comedian, Devil's Brother 1897 Event King Leopold II takes Belgian crown 1896 Birthday Charles Glenn King, biochemist, discovered vitamin C 1896 Death Louis CPR of Orleans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81 1896 Event 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" 1895 Birthday George VI, king of England, 1936-52 1895 Birthday King George VI, British Royalty 1895 Event King Edward VII says "We are all Socialists nowadays" 1895 Birthday King Zog I, of Albania, 1928-1939 1895 Event King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day 1895 Birthday King Vidor, director, War and Peace, Stella Dallas 1895 Event King Koko's Kopermannen assault on Akassa Niger, 100's killed 1894 Event King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France 1894 Event Fred Lugard signs accord with king Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki 1894 Birthday Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/empero of India, 1936 1894 Birthday King Edward VIII, English Royalty 1894 Event Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit 1893 Death Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, king of Bulgaria (1879-86), dies at 36 1893 Birthday Charles II, King of Romania, 1930-40 1893 Birthday Alexander, king of Greece, 1917-20 1893 Event British King George V marries princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary) 1892 Birthday Amanullah, emir/king of Afghanistan, 1919-28 1892 Event Charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer 1892 Birthday Arthur Oscar Honnegger, born in Le Havre, France, composer, King David 1892 Event Captain Lugard occupies Uganda's King Mwanga's hide out 1891 Death Msiri, king of Garanganja (Katanga), dies in battle 1891 Birthday Victor Varconi, born in Hungary, actor, Divine Lady, King of Kings, Big City 1891 Event King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies 1890 Event King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company 1890 Event Willem III, Dutch king, buried 1890 Death Willem III, Dutch king, buried 1890 Death Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73 1890 Birthday Robert Armstrong, Saginaw, Michigan, actor, Mighty Joe Young, King Kong 1890 Birthday George II, king of Greece 1890 Event King Leopold II gives Congo to Belgium 1890 Death Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 1889 Death Ferdinand II A F A, king of Portugal, dies at 73 1889 Event Carlos I crowned King of Portugal (1889-1908) 1889 Birthday Carlos I FLMVMRGGXF of Assisi JS, king of Portugal 1889 Event King Kabaka Mwanga of Buganda resigns 1889 Birthday Manoel II, last king of Portugal, 1908-10 1888 Event Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star 1888 Birthday Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia, 1921-34 1888 Death Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies 1888 Birthday Henry King, U.S., director, Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High 1887 Birthday Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso 1887 Birthday Bruno Frank, born in Stuttgart, Germany, writer, dramatist, novelist, wrote 'Trenchk', 'The Days of the King' 1887 Event Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000 1886 Birthday Clarence Birdseye, frozen vegatable king, Birdseye 1886 Death Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, drowns, dies at 40 1886 Birthday Alfonso XIII, Borbon King of Spain, 1902-31 1885 Death Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85), dies at 27 1885 Death Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1875-85), dies at 27 1885 Event Congo Free State forms by King Leopold II of Belgium 1884 Event Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State 1884 Event Austria-Hungary admits King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1884 Event Italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1884 Event Great Britain recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1884 Event German government recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1884 Event U.S. recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State 1883 Birthday Frank O King, Cashton Wisconsin, cartoonist, Gasoline Alley 1883 Birthday Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria 1882 Event Belgian King Leopold II receives Pierre de Brazza 1882 Event Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king 1880 Event Pierre de Brazza signs treaty with King Makoko of Congo 1880 Death John Goss, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven', dies at 79 1879 Birthday King Baggot I, born in St. Louis, Missouri, director, Tumbleweeds 1879 Event Battle at Ulundi: Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz 1879 Event Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont 1878 Birthday Ernest J King, U.S. fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations, WW II 1878 Death Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 1878 Event Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent and Henry Morton Stanley 1876 Event King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden) 1876 Event King Leopold II opens Congo-conference 1876 Birthday Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia, 1922-34 1876 Birthday Hendrik W A E, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin/king of Netherlands 1875 Birthday Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor, King Kong, Son of Kong 1875 Birthday H[arry] B[yron] Warner, born in London, England, actor, King of Kings 1875 Death Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 1875 Birthday Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium, 1909-34 1874 Birthday William Lyon Mackenzie King, L, 10th Canadian PM, 1921-30, 1935-48 1874 Event 1st reigning king to visit U.S. (of Hawaii) received by President Grant 1874 Event King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit U.S. 1874 Event U.S. troops land in Honolulu to protect the king 1873 Death Johan N M J, king of Saxon (1854-73), dies 1873 Birthday Barton King, cricketer, North America's greatest all-rounder 1873 Birthday Howard Carter, British archaeologist, found King Tutankhamen's tomb 1873 Event Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I 1872 Death Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies 1872 Birthday Haakon VII, born in Charlottenlund, Denmark, King of Norway, 1905-57 1871 Event King Amadeus I of Spain inaugurated at 25 1870 Event Spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I 1870 Birthday Christian X, king of Denmark, 1912-47 1870 Event Pope Pius IX surrenders to King Victor Emmanuel 1870 Event 3rd French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1870 Event King Wilhelm of Prussia sends "Emser Depache" on Bismarck 1869 Birthday Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy, 1900-46, Ethiopia 1868 Death Rama IV, Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua, king of Thai (1851-68), dies at 63 1868 Birthday Constantine I, king of Greece 1868 Event Brits defeat King of Abyssinia at Magdala 1868 Birthday Fuad I, king of Egypt, 1922-36 1868 Death [Charles] Louis I [Augustus], King of Bavaria (L Montez), dies at 81 1866 Birthday Johann Strauss, Austria, composer, Waltz King 1865 Birthday Ferdinand I VAM, king of Romania 1865 Birthday George V, Saksen-Coburg [Windsor], King of Great Britain, 1910-36 1865 Birthday Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon, 1904-18 1864 Death Henriette ALF countess of Wegimont, wife of king Willem I, dies at 72 1864 Death Maximilian II Jozef, King of Bayern (1848-64), dies at 52 1864 Death Thomas Starr King, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity), dies 1863 Birthday Svetolik Rankovic, Serbian writer, Forest King 1863 Death Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (childless), dies 1863 Birthday Charles, Lisbon Portugal, king, 1889-1908 1863 Event Danish prince Wilhelm Georg of Sleeswok-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg chosen as king George of Greece 1862 Event Romania principality arises under King Alexander Cuza 1861 Death Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies at 24 1861 Event King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia becomes 1st king of Italy 1861 Death Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65 1860 Event 1st British royalty to visit U.S., Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) 1860 Event King Basse Kajuara departs Boni South-Celebes 1859 Death F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 1859 Death Ferdinand II, Re Bomba, Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 1858 Birthday Gustav V, king of Sweden, 1907-50 1857 Birthday Alfonso XII, king of Spain, 1874-85 1856 Birthday Henry Rider Haggard, author, King Solomon's Mine, She, Dawn 1855 Birthday King Camp Gillette, inventor, safety razor 1854 Birthday John Philip Sousa, Washington D.C., march king, Stars and Stripes Forever 1854 Birthday Milan I, King of Serbia 1854 Death Frederik Augustus II, king of Saxon (1836-54), dies at 57 1853 Event Dutch King William III disbands 2nd Chamber 1853 Death William King, U.S. Vice President, dies a month after his inauguration 1853 Event Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops 1853 Birthday Howard Pyle, illustrator, painter and author, King Stork 1853 Event William Rufus de Vane King (D) sworn in as 13th U.S. Vice President 1852 Death Hans C E Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king, dies at 86 1852 Birthday Frank Woolworth, 5 cents and 10 cents King, Woolworths 1851 Death Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover (1837-51), dies at 80 1851 Event Rama IV, Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua, king of Thailand 1851 - 1868, crowned 1851 Birthday Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1849 Death Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49), dies 1849 Event Willem Alexander PFL crowned king Willem III in Amsterdam 1849 Event Battle of Novara (King Charles Albert vs Italian republic) 1849 Death Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56 1848 Event Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary 1848 Event Hungary becomes constitutional monarchy under king Ferdinand of Austria 1848 Event King Louis I of Bayern abdicates to marry dancer Lola Montez 1848 Event King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared 1848 Event King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution 1846 Birthday Auguste Escoffier, king of chefs and chef of kings 1846 Death Louis Napoleon, French king of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 67 1845 Event King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange 1845 Birthday Ludwig II, mad king of Bavaria, 1864-86 1845 Birthday Amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain, 1870-73 1845 Birthday Louis III, last king of Bavaria, 1913-18 1844 Birthday Menelik II, King of Ethiopia, 1896-1913 1844 Birthday Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia 1844 Death Charles XIV Johan, Jean B Bernadotte, King of Sweden/Norway, dies 1844 Birthday King Umberto I, of Italy, 1878-1900 1843 Death Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71 1843 Birthday Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III 1843 Birthday Frederik VIII CWK, King of Denmark, 1906-12 1842 Event Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) 1842 Event Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft 1842 Birthday Clarence King, mining engineer, geologist 1841 Event King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon 1841 Birthday Edward VII, king of England, 1901 - 1910 1841 Birthday Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos, king of Montenegro, 1910 - 1918 1840 Event Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands 1840 Death Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 1840 Event Dutch King Willem II crowned 1839 Death Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 1839 Birthday Carol I, King of Romania, 1881-1914 1837 Birthday Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal, 1853-61 1837 Death Pedro V van Alcantara, king of Portugal (1853-61), dies 1837 Event Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1837 Death William IV, King of England, dies 1837 Death Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57 1837 Death Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies 1836 Death Charles X, King of France (1824-30), dies at 79 1836 Death Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36), dies at 80 1836 Event HMS Beagle/Darwin reaches King George's Sound, Australia 1835 Event King Leopold opens Brussels-Mechelen railway 1835 Birthday Leopold II, King of Belgians, 1865-1909 1833 Death Ferdinand VII MF, king of Spain, dies 1832 Event King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria 1832 Death Napoleon FKJ Bonaparte, l'aiglon, king of Rome, dies at 21 1832 Birthday Henrietta Marie Morse King, cattlewoman 1832 Event Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece 1831 Birthday Edward R L Bulwer-Lytton, English under king of India 1831 Birthday Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia 1831 Event Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king 1831 Event National Congress selects Leopold von Saksen-Coburg as King of Belgium 1831 Death Charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74 1830 Event King Willem I mobilizes Dutch army 1830 Event Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members 1829 Birthday Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden, 1872 - 1907, Norway, -1905, poet 1828 Death Shaka, South African Zulu king, dies 1828 Death Shaka, the great Zulu King, killed 1828 Birthday Albert FA, king of Saxon, 1873-1902 1827 Event Dutch King Willem I/Pope Leo XII sign concord 1827 Death Frederik Augustus I, Justified, King of Saxon (1806-27), dies at 76 1826 Birthday Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway, 1859 - 1872, poet 1826 Death Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal, 1816 - 1826, dies at 56 1825 Birthday Johann Baptist Strauss, the younger, Austria, composer, Waltz King 1825 Death Maximiliaan I Jozef, king of Bayern, dies 1825 Event Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out 1825 Event Coronation of French king Charles X the Bourbon 1825 Death Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies 1825 Event Charles X becomes King of France 1825 Death Ferdinand I, King of Sicily/Naples (Ferdinand IV), dies at 73 1824 Birthday Thomas Starr King, New York, Unitarian clergyman, Christianity and Humanity 1824 Death Louis XVIII SX, earl of Province/king of France (1814-24), dies 1824 Death Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64 1823 Event King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp 1822 Event King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language 1822 Event Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence 1821 Event Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII 1820 Birthday Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia, 1849-61, Italy, 1861-78 1820 Death George III, king of Great Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81 1820 Birthday John Haskell King, Major General Union Army 1819 Death Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardinia (1796-1802)/Jesuit, dies 1819 Death Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 1818 Birthday Amalia, wife of king Otto of Greece 1818 Birthday Christaan IX, king of Denmark, 1863-1906 1818 Death Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 1817 Birthday Janos Arany, born in Hungary, epic poet, Toldi, Death of King Buda 1817 Birthday Willem III, last male King of Netherlands, 1849-90 1816 Event James Monroe (VA), elected 5th president, defeating Federalist Rufus King 1816 Death Frederik I WK, 1st king of Wurttemberg (1806-16), dies 1816 Birthday Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal 1816 Event Dutch King Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna 1815 Death Joachim Murat, marshal of France/King of Naples (1808-15), executed 1815 Event King Willem I forms Order of Dutch Lion 1815 Event King Willem I takes oath in Brussels 1815 Event King Louis XVIII leaves Ghent for France 1815 Event Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples 1815 Event Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium 1814 Event Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat 1814 Event King Louis XVIII lands on Calais, from England 1814 Birthday Rufus King, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1814 Event King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1813 Birthday James Jesse Strang, King of Mormons on Beaver Island, Michigan, 1850 - 1856 1811 Birthday Maximilian II Jozef, king of Bayern, 1848-64 1811 Birthday Napoleon FKJ Bonaparte II, Napoleon's son/King of Rome 1811 Event Egyptian king Muhammad Ali Pasha oversees ceremonial murder of 500 1810 Event Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands 1810 Birthday WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I 1810 Birthday Ferdinand II, king of Sicily 1809 Event Dutch King Louis Napoleon accepts metric system 1808 Birthday Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark, 1848-63 1808 Event Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain 1808 Event French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples 1808 Event Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain 1808 Event Mayor Wolters offers French king Louis Napoleon townhall as a palace 1805 Event Napoleon is crowned king of Italy 1804 Birthday Rama IV, Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua, king of Thailand, 1851-68 1803 Birthday Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, Major General Union volunteers 1801 Birthday Johan NMJ, king of Saxon, 1854-73, translated Divina Commedia 1800 Birthday John Goss, born in Fareham, England, composer, organist, wrote hymn 'Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven' 1800 Event King George III survives a 2nd assassination attempt 1800 Event Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries King Joachim Murat of Naples 1799 Birthday F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway, 1844-59 1799 Event King of Naples flees before advancing French armies 1798 Birthday A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil, 1822 - 1831, king of Portugal 1798 Birthday Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, 1831-49 1797 Death Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53 1797 Birthday Frederik Augustus II, King of Saxon, 1836-54 1797 Birthday William I, Berlin, King of Prussia, 1861-88, German Emperor, 1871-88 1795 Birthday Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia, 1840 - 1861, Germany, 1849 - 1861 1795 Death Louis XVII Charles, king of France (1793-95), dies at 10 1793 Birthday Denis-Auguste Affre, Franc, archbishop/opponent of King Louis-Philippe 1793 Birthday Ferdinand I KLJM, the Good Natured, Emperor of Austria/king of Hungary 1793 Death Louis XVI, French king (1774-93), beheaded by revolutionaries at 38 1793 Event French King Louis XVI sentenced to death 1792 Event France's King Louis XVI went on trial, accused of treason 1792 Birthday Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands, 1840-49 1792 Event King Louis XVI fires French government 1792 Death Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds 1792 Event Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera 1792 Birthday Henriette ALF countess d'Oultremont de Wegimont, wife of King Willem I 1791 Event France's King Louis XVI accepts constitution 1791 Event Fleeing French King Louis XVI and family captured at Varennes-en-Argonne 1791 Event King Louis XVI caught trying to escape French Revolution 1788 Death Carlos III, King of Naples/Spain (1759-88), dies at 72 1788 Event King Louis XVI calls French States and Generals together 1786 Birthday [Charles] Louis I, Augustus, King of Bavaria, Lola Montez 1786 Death Frederik II, king of Prussia (1740-86)/composer, dies at 74 1786 Death Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies 1786 Birthday William Rufus DeVane King, D, 13th Vice President, 1853 1785 Birthday Bettina von Arnim, German writer, This Book Belongs to the King 1785 Birthday Louis XVII Charles, king of France, 1793-95 1784 Birthday Ferdinand VII MF, king of Spain 1783 Event English king George III fires government of Portland 1783 Event King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski grants rights to Jews of Kovno 1778 Birthday Marie-Therese-Charlotte, daughter of King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette 1778 Birthday Louis Napoleon, French king of Netherlands, 1806-10 1778 Birthday Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X 1775 Event King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion 1774 Death Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 1773 Death Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71 1772 Birthday Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Netherlands, 1814-40 1771 Birthday Ernst August, duke of Cumberland/king of Hanover, 1837-51 1771 Death Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 1770 Birthday Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia, 1797-1840 1770 Event Marie Antoinette (14) marries future King Louis XVI (15) of France 1769 Birthday Joao VI M L J, King of Portugal, 1816-26 1769 Event Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress 1768 Birthday Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV 1768 Birthday Frederick VI, Danish king, 1808-39, ; lost Norway to Sweden, 1814 1767 Birthday Joachim Murat, marshal of France/King of Naples, 1808-15 1766 Birthday Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king 1766 Death Stanislaw Leszcynski, duke of Lutherans/king of Poland, dies 1766 Birthday Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I 1766 Death Frederik V, king of Denmark/Norway (1746-66), dies at 42 1766 Death James III Edward, Old Pretender, king of Great Britain and Ireland, dies at 77 1765 Birthday William IV, king of England, 1830-37 1764 Birthday Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI 1764 Event Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king 1763 Death August III, king of Poland, dies at 66 1763 Birthday Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway, 1818-44 1762 Birthday George IV, king of England, 1820-30 1760 Death George II (August), king of Great Britain (1727-60), dies at 76 1759 Event Carlos III becomes king of Spain 1759 Death Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 1759 Birthday Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia, 1802-21 1757 Birthday Charles X, reactionary king of France, 1824-30, ; deposed 1757 Event English king George II fires minister William Pitt, Sr. 1757 Event Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens 1756 Death Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff, German adventurer/king, dies 1756 Birthday Maximilian I Jozef, King of Bavaria 1756 Birthday Charles Felix, King of Sardina, 1821-31 1755 Birthday Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen, 1827-36 1755 Birthday Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France, 1814-24 1755 Birthday Rufus King, framer of U.S. constitution 1754 Birthday Frederik I W K, 1st king of Wurttemberg, 1806-16 1754 Birthday Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France, 1774-93, eventually guillotined 1753 Event King Louis XV disbands French parliament 1753 Event French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle 1751 Birthday Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardina, 1796-1802 1751 Event Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden 1751 Death Frederik of Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74 1751 Birthday Ferdinand I, king of Sicily and Naples 1750 Birthday Frederik Augustus I, the Righteous, king of Saxony, 1806-27 1750 Death Johan V, King of Portugal, dies 1748 Birthday Carlos IV, King of Spain, 1788-1808 1748 Birthday Carlos IV, king of Spain, 1788-1808 1748 Birthday Charles XIII, King of Sweden, 1809-18, Norway, 1814-18 1746 Death Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies 1746 Death Philip V, French King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46), dies at 62 1746 Birthday Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment, 1771-92 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes king of Scotland 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII 1744 Birthday Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia, 1786-97 1744 Event French King Louis XV declares war on England 1740 Event King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture and guarantees religion and freedom of the press 1740 Death Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 1740 Event Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily 1738 Birthday George III, English King during American Revolution, 1760-1820 1738 Birthday George III, king of Great Britain, 1760-1820 1736 Event Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland 1734 Death Louise de Keroualle, English duchess/mistress of king Charles II, dies 1733 Event Polish King Lesczynski flees to Danzig 1733 Event King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons 1733 Event Polish Landowners select Stanislaw Lesczynski king 1733 Death August II, the Strong, King of Poland (355 children), dies at 62 1732 Event King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia 1732 Birthday Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland, 1764-95 1730 Event Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark 1730 Death Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies 1727 Death George Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/king of England, dies at 67 1725 Event French King Louis XV marries Polish princess Mary Lesczynski 1725 Event Emperor Charles VI and King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna 1724 Event Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne 1723 Birthday Frederik V, King of Denmark/Norway, 1746-66 1721 Birthday Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th 1718 Death Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead 1718 Death Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36 1717 Event Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs 1717 Event Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles 1716 Birthday Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain, 1759-88, Pompei/Jesuits 1715 Death Louis XIV, the great, king of France (1643-1715), dies at 76 1714 Event King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden 1714 Event Georg Ludwig van Hannover crowned as English King George I 1714 Event Georg Ludwig of Hannover crowned as King George I 1714 Event Monarch Georg Ludwig becomes king George I of England 1714 Death Duke of Berry, French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies 1713 Event King Frederik Willem declares war on Brandenburg-Prussia 1713 Death Frederik I, King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at 55 1712 Birthday Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain, 1746-59 1712 Death Gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63 1712 Event Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary 1712 Death Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies 1712 Birthday Frederick II, the Great, king of Prussia, 1740-86 1711 Event Charles VI Habsburg becomes king of Austria 1710 Death Francoise de la Baume Le Blanc, mistress of king Louis XIV, dies at 65 1710 Birthday Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden, 1751-70 1710 Birthday Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France, 1715-74 1708 Event Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians 1707 Event Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal 1706 Death Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 1705 Event Parliament declares Hungary independently/French Rakoczi becomes king 1704 Event Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland 1702 Event Premiere of Colley Cibber's "King Imposter" 1702 Event Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow 1702 Event Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Warsaw 1702 Death Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England/Scot, dies at 51 1702 Event England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III 1702 Death William III, Dutch King of England (1689-1702), dies at 51 1701 Death James II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68 1701 Birthday Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible 1701 Birthday Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia 1701 Event Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia 1700 Event King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva 1700 Event Battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians 1700 Event Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia 1700 Death Carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39 1700 Event Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne 1699 Birthday Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway 1699 Death Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies 1698 Event Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir 1697 Event King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick 1697 Event Polish parliament selects monarch August van Saksen as king 1697 Event English king Willem III travels through northern Europe 1697 Event Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden 1697 Death Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 1697 Death Hendrik Casimir II, King of Nassau-Dietzstadhouder, dies 1696 Birthday August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen 1696 Event French king Louis XIV and Victor Amadeua van Savoye signs peace 1696 Death Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72 1696 Death Johannes II Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies 1696 Event English king Willem III departs Netherlands 1695 Event King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England 1695 Event Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names 1695 Event English king Willem III departs to Netherlands 1692 Event King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands 1692 Event Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king 1692 Event MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III 1691 Event Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands 1691 Event English king Willem III travels to The Hague 1690 Event King Willem III escapes back to England 1690 Event Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II 1690 Event Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland 1690 Event King Willem III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland 1690 Event English king Willem III departs to Ireland 1690 Event French king Louis XIV sends troops to Ireland 1690 Event Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king 1689 Birthday Joao V, Rei Fidelissimo, king of Portugal, 1706-50 1689 Event English King Willem III declares war on France 1689 Event William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England 1689 Event French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain 1689 Event Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen 1689 Event Former English King James II lands in Ireland 1689 Event Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England 1689 Event English parliament ends king Charles II reign 1688 Event English king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France 1688 Event Lord Delamere sides with King James II 1688 Event English king Jacob II flees to France 1688 Event King James II's wife and son flee to France 1688 Event Lord Delamere sides with King James II 1688 Event King James II arrested 1688 Event King James II flees London 1688 Event King James II's wife and son flee England for France 1688 Event French king Louis XIV declares war on Netherlands 1688 Event King James II escapes back to London 1688 Event King James II fires premier Robert Spencer 1688 Birthday Frederick-William I, king of Prussia, 1713-1740 1688 Birthday Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia, bodyguard of giants 1688 Birthday James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope 1687 Death Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn, English mistress of King Charles II, dies at 37 1687 Event King James II disbands English parliament 1687 Event King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church 1686 Event English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1686 Death William Dugdale, Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies 1685 Event French king Louis XIV revoked Edict van Nantes 1685 Birthday Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain, 1711-40 1685 Event Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth 1685 Event James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II 1685 Death Charles II, king of England (1660-85)/Nell Gwynns lover, dies at 54? 1685 Death Charles II, King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at 54 1684 Event King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter 1684 Event French king Louis XIV marries Madame Maintenon 1683 Birthday Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain, 1700-24, 24-46 1683 Birthday George II, king of England, 1727 - 1760 1683 Birthday George II [August], King of Great Britain, 1727-60 1683 Event King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America 1683 Event Turkish troops attacks Vienna overthrows by Polish king Sobieski 1683 Death Afonso VI, mentally ill king of Portugal (1656-67), dies at 40 1683 Event Rye House-plot against English king Charles II uncovered 1683 Birthday Philip V, France, King of Spain, 1700-24, 24-46 1682 Event Swedish king Karel XI establishes absolute monarchy 1682 Birthday Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1697-1718 1681 Event French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg 1681 Event King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania 1679 Event Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act 1679 Event King Charles II disbands English parliament 1678 Birthday Joseph I Habsburg, German king/Roman catholic emperor, 1705-11 1678 Event King Charles II and Louis XIV sign secret treaty 1677 Event King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands 1676 Event King Carlos II of Spain becomes of age (at 15) 1676 Death King Philip, Metacomet, leader Wampanoag-indians, shot to death 1676 Birthday Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden, 1720-51 1676 Event Wampanoag Indians under King Philip kill all men in Lancaster Mass 1675 Event English king Charles II adjourns parliament 1675 Event King Charles II lays foundation stone of Royal Observatory, Greenwich 1674 Event General John Sobieski chosen King of Poland 1673 Death Michael Wisniowieki, King of Poland, dies 1673 Death Michael Korybut Wisniowiecki, king of Poland (16..-73), dies 1673 Event British king Charles II fires earl of Shaftesbury 1673 Event Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg 1673 Event English king Charles II accept Test Act: RC excluded of public functions 1672 Death John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 1672 Death Jan II Kazimierz, king of Poland (1648-68), dies at 63 1672 Event French troops under king Louis XIV occupy Utrecht 1672 Event King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence 1671 Event French King Louis XIV and RC German emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty 1671 Birthday Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway, 1699-1730 1671 Event King Charles II sits in on English parliament 1670 Event English king Charles II and French king Louis XIV sign anti-Dutch treaty 1670 Birthday August II, the Strong One, King of Poland, 355 children 1670 Event King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company 1670 Death Frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60 1669 Event Polish parliament selects Litouwer Michael Wisniopwiecki as king 1669 Event French King Louis XIV limits freedom of religion 1668 Event Polish king John II Kazimierz resigns/goes to France 1668 Event King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France 1668 Event English king Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company 1668 Event King Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain 1667 Event Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar and VOC 1667 Event King Afonso VI of Portugal flees 1665 Death Philip IV, King of Spain (1621-55), dies 1665 Event English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands 1664 Event King Louis XIV and Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant 1663 Event King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island 1663 Event King Charles II signs Carolina Charter 1663 Event King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Ronstaten 1663 Event King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company 1662 Event England's King Charles II charters Royal Society in London 1661 Birthday Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain, 1665-1700 1661 Event Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James 1661 Event 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James 1661 Event Portugal gives Tanger and Bombay to English King Charles II 1661 Event King Charles II marries Portuguese princess Catherina the Braganca 1661 Event English king Charles II crowned in London 1661 Event French King Louis XIV ends office of premier 1660 Event Denmark king Frederik III makes coup 1660 Birthday George I, King of England, 1714-27 1660 Event English King Charles II lands in Dover 1660 Event English king Charles II visits Netherlands 1660 Event King Charles II returns from exile sails from Scheveningen to England 1660 Event English parliament asks King Charles II to resigns 1660 Event English king Charles II ends Decl of Breda (freedom of religion) 1660 Birthday Georg Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/King George I of Gt Britain 1660 Event Charles XI becomes king of Sweden 1660 Death Charles X. Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37 1660 Death Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French king Louis XIII, dies at 51 1659 Event Peace of Pyreneeen: French king Louis XIV and Spanish king Philip IV 1658 Death James I, king of England (1603-25), dies at 92 1657 Birthday Frederik I, King of Prussia, 1701-13 1657 Death Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48 1656 Death Johan IV, duke of Braganea/king of Portugal (1640-56), dies at 52 1656 Event Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw 1656 Event Polish King Jan II Casimir recaptures Warsaw 1655 Birthday Charles XI, King of Sweden, 1660-97 1655 Event Swedish King Karel X Gustaaf occupies Krakow 1655 Event Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Krakow 1655 Event Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw 1655 Event Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw 1654 Event Louis XIV crowned King of France 1653 Event German Parliament selects Ferdinand II king of Austria 1652 Event King Louis XIV returns to Paris 1651 Event King Louis XIV of France (13) declarer of full age 1651 Event Future King Charles II flees from England 1651 Event Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland 1650 Birthday Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England, 1689 - 1702 1650 Birthday Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress, King Charles II 1649 Birthday James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II 1649 Event Prince of Wales becomes king Charles II 1649 Death Charles I, King of Great Britain (1625-49), beheaded for treason 1648 Birthday Gregory King, English statistician, Natural and Political Observations 1648 Event English army captures King Charles I 1648 Death Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies 1648 Birthday Pedro II, King of Portugal, 1683-1706 1648 Event English army claims king Charles I responsible for bloodshed 1648 Death Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies 1647 Event British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner 1647 Event King Charles I handed over to English parliament 1647 Event Scots agree to sell King Charles I to English Parliament for 40 pounds 1646 Death Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies 1646 Event English parliament sets king Charles I Newcastle Propositions 1646 Event King Charles I surrenders at Scotland 1646 Event King Charles I flees Oxford 1645 Birthday Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter, King David 1644 Event 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies 1643 Event 1st battle at Newbury: King Charles I vs Robert Devereux' armies 1643 Birthday Afonso VI, king of Portugal, 1656-67, mentally ill 1643 Event Louis XIV (4) becomes king of France 1643 Death Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43), dies at 41 1642 Event Battle at Turnham Green, London: King Charles I vs English parliament 1642 Event Battle at Edgeville (Warwick): King Charles I vs English parliament 1642 Event King Charles I and family flee London for Oxford 1642 Event King Charles I with 400 soldiers attacks the English parliament 1641 Event English king Charles I accept Triennial Act 1640 Event Duke of Braganca crowned King Johan IV of Portugal 1640 Event English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland 1640 Event Uprising against Spanish king Philip IV 1638 Birthday Louis XIV, Sun King, king of France, 1643 - 1715 1638 Birthday Louis XIV, Sun King, king of France, 1643-1715, 1637 Death Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hun/German Emperor (1619-37), dies at 58 1635 Birthday Francoise d'Aubigne, wife of King Louis XIV 1634 Event English King Charles I disbands new "Ship Money" tax 1634 Event Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1634 Event Battle at Smolensk: Polish King Wladyslaw IV beats Russians 1634 Event Battle at Smolensk: Polish king Wladyslaw IV beats Russians 1633 Birthday James II Stuart, king of England/Scotland, James VII, 1685-88 1632 Death Frederick V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain), dies at 36 1632 Death Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 1632 Death Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 1632 Event Foundation laid in Madrid for Buen Retiro-palace for king Philip IV 1632 Death Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65 1631 Event Battle of Breitenfeld: King Gustaaf Adolf defeats General Tilly 1630 Birthday Charles II, King of England, 1660-85 1629 Death Bethlen Gabor, King of Hungary (1620-29), dies at 49 1629 Event King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath 1629 Event Emperor Ferdinand II and Danish King Christian IV sign Peace of Lubeck 1629 Event King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later 1629 Event English king Charles I leaces house of commons 1628 Event French king Louis XIII occupies La Rochelle 1628 Event English king Charles I accepts Petition of Rights 1627 Event English king Charles I establishes Guyana Company 1626 Event Battle between king Bethlen Gabor and earl Mansfeld-Wallenstein ends 1626 Event Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV 1626 Event King Charles I disbands English parliament 1625 Event English king Charles I marries French princess Henriette 1625 Event Charles I, King Of England, Scotland and Ireland, ascends English throne 1625 Death James I Stuart, king of Scotland (1567)/England (1603-25), dies at 58 1625 Death King James I, Royalty 1625 Death James I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58 1624 Birthday Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, 1674-96 1624 Event Hungarian king Bethlen Gabor and emperor Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Vienna 1622 Birthday Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden, 1654-60 1622 Event French King Louis XIII and Huguenots sign treaty of Montpellier 1622 Birthday Louise Hollandine, daughter of King Frederik V and Elizabeth Stuart 1622 Event King James I disbands the English parliament 1621 Event Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor/Ferdinand II sign Treaty of Mikulov 1621 Event English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament 1621 Event Battle at Chocim Dniester: King Sigismund II beats Turks 1621 Event King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling 1621 Death Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 1620 Event French huguenots declare war on King Louis XIII 1620 Event Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland 1620 Event Battle at Ponts-the-Ce, Poitou: French king Louis XIII beats his mother Marie de Medici 1619 Event Frederik V crowned king of Bohemia 1619 Event Monarch Frederik van Palts chosen king of Bohemia 1619 Death Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44 1616 Event English King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen 1614 Event French king Louis XIII (13) declared an adult 1614 Event 2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation 1614 Event 2nd parliament of King James I begin session (no enactments) 1613 Event King James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik 1612 Event Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I 1612 Birthday Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader, King's Men 1611 Death Antonio Perez, secretary of Spanish king Philip II and rebel, dies at 71 1611 Event Gustaaf II Adolf (17) becomes king of Sweden 1611 Death Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies 1611 Event Emperor Rudolf forces out king of Bohemia 1611 Event Matthias von Habsburg chosen king of Bohemia 1610 Event Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia 1610 Event Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden 1610 Event Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russia and Sweden 1610 Event Parliament of Paris appoints Louis XIII (8) as French king 1610 Event King James I addresses English House of Commons 1610 Event Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 and Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki 1609 Birthday John II Casimir Vasa, cardinal/king of Poland, 1648-68 1609 Birthday Jan II Kazimierz, cardinal/King of Poland, 1648-68 1609 Birthday Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, 1648-70, ; absolutist 1608 Birthday Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor, 1637 - 1657 1608 Birthday Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general 1607 Event "God Save the King" is 1st sung 1605 Birthday Philip IV, King of Spain and Portugal, 1621 - 1665 1604 Birthday Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal, 1640-56 1603 Event New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London 1603 Event Scottish king James VI becomes King James I of England 1601 Birthday Louis XIII, king of France, 1610-43 1600 Birthday Charles I, king of England, 1625-49, ; executed by Parliament 1598 Death Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71 1598 Event Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments 1598 Event King Philip II moves to Escorial palace 1598 Event French king Henri IV and duke van Mercour sign treaty 1598 Death Anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies 1597 Event Amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV 1596 Event King Philip II devalues Spanish currency 1596 Birthday Frederik V, king of Bohemia, White Mountain 1595 Event Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as king of France 1595 Birthday Wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland, 1632-48 1595 Event King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Netherlands 1595 Event French king Henri IV declares war on Spain 1594 Birthday Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32 1594 Event French King Henri IV festival in Paris 1594 Event Henri IV crowned king of France 1593 Event France's Protestant King Henri IV converts to Roman Catholic 1591 Event French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France 1591 Event French king Henri IV occupies Rouen 1591 Event Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France 1591 Event Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV 1590 Event King Philip Ii's secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail 1590 Event Battle at Ivry: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League 1590 Event Battle at Ivry: French King Henri IV beats Catholic League 1589 Event Battle at Arques: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League 1589 Death Henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37 1589 Event Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III 1588 Event French king Henri III accept demands of Catholic League 1588 Event King Henri III flees Paris 1588 Event Christian IV succeeds Frederik II as king of Denmark 1588 Death Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 1587 Event Sigismund III becomes king of Poland 1585 Event King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots loose all freedoms 1582 Event King James IV of Scotland captured 1581 Event Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal 1581 Event Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal 1580 Event Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1579 Event King Philip II arrests plotters Antonio Perez and princess van Eboli 1578 Death Sebastiaan, king of Portugal (1557-78), dies in battle at about 24 1578 Birthday Ferdinand II, King of Bohemia/Hungary/German Emperor, 1619-37 1578 Birthday Philip III, King of Spain and Portugal, 1598 - 1621 1577 Event Danzig surrenders to troops of Polish king Istvan Bathory 1577 Death Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 1577 Event King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots 1576 Death Maximiliaan II, German king/Kaiser (1564-76), dies 1575 Event Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland 1575 Event King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to hugenots 1575 Event King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe 1574 Birthday Anne van Denemarken, daughter of Danish King Frederik II 1574 Event Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland 1574 Event Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France 1574 Death Charles IX, King of France (1560-74), dies 1573 Event Polish Parliament selects duke of Anjou as king 1572 Event King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants 1572 Event King Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois 1572 Death Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 1572 Death August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 1570 Event King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II 1570 Event King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students 1569 Event King Philip II forms inquistion in South America 1568 Death Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 1567 Event War of Religion - Huguenots try to kidnap king Charles IX 1567 Event Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate and 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland 1566 Event Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva 1566 Birthday Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden 1566 Birthday James I Stuart, king of Scotland, James VI, England, 1567/1603-25 1566 Birthday King James I, Royalty 1566 Death Diane de Poitiers, lover of French King Henry II, dies 1565 Event King Philip II's "Letters out Segovia" reaches Brussels 1564 Event Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente 1563 Event Maximilian chosen king of Hungary 1563 Event King Charles IX of France (13) declared an adult 1563 Event League of High Nobles routes King Philip II 1563 Death John Bull, composer of British national anthem (God Save The King), dies 1563 Event League of High Nobles routes 2nd protest against King Philip II 1561 Event King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida 1560 Death Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 1560 Death Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies 1560 Event Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht 1560 Death Marie Guise, French wife of king Jacobus V of Scotland, dies at 44 1560 Event Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois 1559 Death Henry II, King of France (1547-59), dies 1559 Event Duke of Montgomery wounds king Henri II during tournament 1559 Death Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies 1558 Event French king Henri II occupies Calais 1558 Death Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58 1557 Death Joao III, King of Portugal (1521-57), dies at 54 1556 Event King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts 1556 Event Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain 1556 Event Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain 1555 Event English parliament refuses to recognize Philip of Spain as king 1554 Event Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem 1553 Birthday Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra, Henri III, France 1553 Death Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 1553 Event King Edward VI accept archbishop Cranmers "42 Articles" 1551 Birthday Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France, 1573 - 1589 1551 Event Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as king of Hungary/Transsylvania 1550 Birthday Charles IX, King of Sweden 1550 Birthday Charles IX, King of France, 1560-74 1548 Death Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 1547 Event King Ferdinand of Austria subjects himself on Turkish sultan Suleiman 1547 Event Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France 1547 Death Francois I of Valois-Angoulame, King of France (1515-47), dies at 52 1547 Event King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII 1547 Event 9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England 1547 Death Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55 1545 Event King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die 1545 Death Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies 1545 Birthday Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II 1545 Event French king Francois I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed 1544 Event King Henry VIII draws his armies out of France 1544 Event English King Henry VIII's troops occupy Boulogne 1544 Event Peace of Crepy: German emperor Charles V and French king Francois I 1544 Event German emperor Charles V recognizes king Christian III of Denmark 1544 Birthday Francis II de Valois-Angoulame, king of France, 1559 - 1560 1543 Event England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) 1542 Death James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 1542 Event Battle at Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James 1541 Event Isabella of Poland and King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu 1541 Event Irish parliament selects Henry VIII as king of Ireland 1540 Event English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife 1540 Death Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed 1540 Death John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies 1540 Event England's King Henry VIII 6-mo marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled 1540 Event King Henry VIII of England married his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves 1539 Event King Henry VIII and Anna of Kleef marry 1539 Event Emperor Karel and King Francois I sign anti-English treaty 1538 Event Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1538 Event King Francois I orders renewed pursuit of Protestants 1538 Event Peace talks between Karel and King Francois I 1538 Event Treaty of Nice: ends war between Emperor Charles V and King French I 1538 Event Danish king Christian III enters Schmalkaldische Union 1538 Event King Ferdinand of Austria and King Janos Zapolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein 1537 Birthday Johan III, king of Sweden, 1569-92 1537 Birthday Edward VI, Tudor, King of England, 1547-53 1537 Event King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church" 1536 Event Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions 1536 Event English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour 1536 Event King Henry VIII, orders bible be placed in every church 1536 Event King Henry VIII accused Anna Boleyn of adultery and incest 1536 Event English king Henry VIII expropriate minor monasteries 1536 Event France and Turkey sign milt/trade agreement against King Karel 1536 Death Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies 1535 Event Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII 1534 Event English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope 1534 Birthday Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway, 1559-88 1533 Birthday Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden, 1560-69 1533 Birthday Elizabeth, daughter of English king Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn 1533 Event Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa 1533 Death Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors 1533 Event Pope Clement VII excommunicated England's King Henry VIII 1533 Event England's archbishop voids King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage 1533 Event King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon marriage declared null and void 1533 Death Frederik I, King of Denmark/Norway (1523-33), dies at 61 1533 Event England's King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn (approximate date) 1531 Death Louise Van Savoye, French regent of king Francois I, dies at 55 1531 Event Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry 1530 Death Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal/adviser to England's King Henry VIII, dies 1530 Event King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church 1529 Event "Ladies' Peace" (treaty of Cambrai)-emperor Charles V and King French I 1528 Birthday Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV 1527 Event Ferdinand of Austria/Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary 1527 Birthday Maximilian II, German King/Emperor, 1564-76 1527 Birthday Philip II, King of Spain, 1556 - 1598, and Portugal, 1580 - 1598 1527 Event Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia 1526 Event Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia 1526 Event John I Zapolyai of Transsylvania chosen as king of Hungary 1526 Death Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 1526 Event Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi 1526 Event King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France 1526 Event French king Francois I freed from Spain 1525 Event Battle at Pavia: Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king 1524 Event James I (12) becomes king of Scotland 1523 Event Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) 1523 Event Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere 1522 Death Anne de Beaujeu, daughter of French king Louis XI, dies at 61 1521 Death Manoel I "the Great", King of Portugal (1495-1521), dies at 52 1521 Event Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" 1521 Event French king Francois I declares war on Spain 1520 Event Swedish King Christian II executes 600 nobles 1520 Event Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden 1520 Event King Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V 1520 Event King Henry VIII of England orders bowling lanes at Whitehall 1520 Birthday Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland, 1548-72 1520 Event King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais 1519 Event King Carlos I elected Roman Catholic German emperor Charles V 1519 Birthday Henry II, King of Germany, 1547 - 1559 1516 Death Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 1516 Death Ferdinand II, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 63 1515 Birthday Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland 1515 Birthday Antoine of Bourbon, duke of Vendome/king of Navarra 1515 Death Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 1514 Event King Louis XII of France marries Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII 1513 Event King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik 1513 Death James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40 1513 Event Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king 1512 Birthday James I, king of Scotland, 1513-42 1509 Event Henry VIII crowned King of England 1509 Event King Henry VIII marries wife #1 Catharina of Aragon 1509 Event Henry the VIII becomes King of England 1509 Death Henry VII, 1st Tudor king of England (1485-1509), dies at 52 1506 Death Felipe I, the handsome, King of Castilie (Spain) (1504-06), dies 1506 Birthday Louis II, king of Hungary/Bohemia, 1516-26 1504 Event King Maximilian I routes troops to Bavaria 1504 Event King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta 1503 Birthday Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway, 1534-59 1503 Death Elizabeth of York, Consort of King Henry VII, dies on 38th birthday 1502 Birthday Joao III, King of Portugal, 1521-57 1501 Death Jan I Olbracht, King of Poland, dies 1500 Event Battle at Novara: King Louis XII beats duke Ludovico Sforza 1500 Birthday Carlos V, King of Spain, 1516-56, Holy Roman Emperor 1499 Event French king Louis XII occupies Milan 1498 Death Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 1498 Death Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), dies at 27 1497 Event Sailor Perkin Warbeck becomes English King Richard IV 1497 Event John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia" 1496 Event Jews are expelled from Portugal by order of King Manuel I 1496 Death Ferdinand II, king of Naples, dies 1496 Event English king Henry VII hires John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) to explore 1495 Event Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck 1495 Death Alfonso II, king of Naples (1494-95), dies 1495 Death John II, the Perfect/Consummate, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies 1495 Event King Ferdinand II returns to Naples 1495 Event Battle at Fornovo, French king Charles VIII beats St. League 1495 Event Emperor Maximilian, Pope Alexander VI, Milan, King Ferdinand, Isabella and Venice sign anti-French Saint League 1495 Event French King Charles VIII leaves Naples 1495 Event French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown 1494 Event French king Charles VIII occupies Florence 1494 Birthday Francois I of Valois-Angoulame, king of France, 1515-47 1494 Event Alfonso II replaces his father as king of Naples 1494 Death Ferdinand I, cruel king of Naples, dies 1493 Event King Charles VIII and Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis 1492 Event King Henry VII of England invades France 1492 Event Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella 1492 Death Kazimierz IV, King of Poland (1447-92), dies at 64 1492 Event King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain 1491 Event King Charles VIII of France marries Anna of Bretagne 1491 Birthday Henry VIII, King of England, 1509-47 1490 Death Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, dies 1488 Death James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle 1487 Event Imposter Lambert Simnel ceremony crowned as King Edward VI of Dublin 1486 Event King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV 1485 Event King Henry VII Tudor crowned "Yeomen of the Guard" 1485 Event Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III 1485 Death Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32 1483 Death Louis XI, King of France (1461-83), dies at 60 1483 Event England's King Richard III crowned 1483 Event Duke of Gloucester appoints himself English king Richard III 1483 Death Edward V, king of England (Apr 9-Jun 25, 1483), murdered 1483 Event Edward I (12) succeeds Edward IV as king of England 1483 Death Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83) dies at 38 1481 Event 2 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish king Kazimierz IV 1481 Death Afonso V, King of Portugal, dies 1481 Death Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1479 Event King Alfonso I of Portugal recognizes Isabella as queen of Castilie 1479 Event Battle of Guinegate: Emperor Maximilian I vs King Louis XI 1479 Death John II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 1479 Death Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 1478 Birthday Philip I, the Handsome, 1st Habsburg King of Spain, 1504-06 1478 Birthday Philips de Schone, Archduke of Austrian/King of Castilia, Philips I 1476 Birthday Louise of Savoye, French mother/regentes of king Francois I 1475 Event Treaty of Picquigny, king Louis XI buys English contacts 1473 Birthday James IV, king of Scotland, 1488-1513 1471 Birthday Frederik I, king of Denmark/Norway, 1523-33 1471 Event King Edwards IV enters London 1471 Death Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies 1471 Event Battle of Tewkesbury - King Edward IV vs Ex-queen Margaretha 1471 Event King Edward IV of England conquers London from Henry VI 1471 Death George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies 1470 Birthday Edward V, King of England, Apr 9-Jun 25 1483 1470 Birthday Charles VIII, King of France, 1483-98, invaded Italy 1470 Death Charles VIII, Knutsson Bonde, king of Sweden (14??-70), dies 1469 Birthday Manuel I, King of Portugal, 1495-1521, during era of exploration 1468 Event Treaty of Peronne: Duke Charles the Stoute and French king Louis XI 1467 Birthday Ferdinand II, King of Naples 1467 Event Battle at Velke Kostolany: Hungarian king Matyas Corvinus beats Bratrici 1467 Birthday Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland 1465 Event French King Louis XI signs peace with Charles the Stout 1465 Birthday Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII 1464 Event French King Louis XI forms postal service 1462 Birthday Louis XII, the Just, King of France, 1498-1515 1461 Death Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), dies at 58 1461 Event Edward IV crowned king of England 1461 Event Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England 1460 Event Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton 1458 Death Alfonso V, King of Aragon/Sicily/Naples (Alfonso I), dies 1458 Event Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia 1458 Event Matthias I Corvinus chosen king of Hungary 1457 Death Ladislaus V Posthumus, king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 17 1457 Birthday Henry VII, Pembroke Castle, 1st Tudor king of England, 1485-1509 1456 Birthday Wladyslaw Jagiello, king of Bohemia/Hungary, 1471/90-1516 1455 Event Richard of York takes St. Albans, kidnapping King Henry VI 1455 Birthday Joao II, the perfect, King of Portugal, 1481 - 1495, took in Spanish Jews 1454 Event Jews are expelled from Brunn Moravia by order of King Ladislaus 1454 Death Johan II, King of Castilie, dies at 49 1452 Birthday King Richard III, of England, 1483-85 1452 Birthday Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily, expelled Jews 1450 Death Jack Cade, slain in a revolt against British King Henry VI 1450 Event Jack Cade's Rebellion-Kentishmen revolt against King Henry VI 1448 Death Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1444 Death Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary, dies in battle at 20 1442 Event King Alfonso V of Aragon becomes king of Naples 1442 Event King Alfonso V of Aragon occupies Naples 1442 Birthday Edward IV, King of England, 1461-70, 71-83 1442 Birthday Edward IV, King, England, 1461-83 1440 Birthday Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia 1439 Death Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 1438 Death Eduard [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/writer, dies 1438 Event French church/King Charles VII release Pragmatieke Sanctie of Bourges 1438 Event Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Germany 1438 Event Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary 1437 Event Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia 1437 Death Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia, dies at 70 1435 Event Treaty of Atrecht: Philip of Bourgondy vs French king Charles II 1435 Event Battle at Ponza: king Alfonso V of Aragon captured by Genuezen 1434 Death Jagiello, King of Lithuania/Poland, dies 1433 Death Johan I, king of Portugal (1383-1433), dies at 76 1432 Birthday Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal, 1438-1481 1431 Event King Henry VI of England crowned king of France 1429 Event Dauphin crowned king of France 1428 Event King Alfonso V, orders Sicily's Jews to attend conversion sermons 1427 Birthday Kazimierz IV, king of Poland, 1447-92 1424 Birthday Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary 1423 Birthday Louis XI, King of France, 1461-83 1422 Event Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France 1422 Death Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 1422 Death Henry V, King of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19), dies 1421 Birthday Henry VI, king of England, 1422-61, 1470-71 1420 Event Treaty of Troyes-French King Charles VI gives France to English 1419 Death Wenzel/Vaclav IV, Wenceslas, drunken RC German king, dies at 58 1416 Event Alfonso V succeeds his father as king of Aragon 1416 Death Ferdinand I, the Justified, king of Aragon/Sicily, dies at 52 1415 Event King Henry V of England army lands on mouth of Seine River 1415 Death Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England (1399-1413), dies at 45 1413 Event King Ladislaw of Naples occupies Rome 1410 Event Battle of Tannenburg-Teutonic Knights vs King Ladislas II of Poland 1410 Death Ruprecht, Roman catholics German king, dies 1406 Death Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies 1405 Birthday Johan II, King of Castille 1403 Event Battle of Shrewsbury fought by Percys against King Henry IV 1403 Birthday Charles VII, King of France, 1422-61, drove out English 1400 Death Richard II, British King (1377-99), murdered at Pontefract Castle 1400 Death Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at 33 1399 Event King Richard II of England abdicates throne 1399 Event King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry 1399 Death John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile and Leon, dies at 58 1397 Birthday Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany 1397 Birthday Joao II, King of Aragon, Spain 1394 Event Jews are expelled from France by order of King Charles VI 1391 Birthday Eduard, Dom Duarte, King of Portugal, 1433 - 1438, author 1390 Death Johan I, king of Castilie (1379-90), dies 1390 Death Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies 1390 Death Robert II, King of Scotland, dies 1389 Event French king Charles VI visits pope Clemens VII 1389 Event Battle at Falkoping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden 1387 Birthday Henry V, king of England, 1413-22 1387 Birthday Henry V, king of England, 1413 - 1422, France, 1416 - 1419 1387 Death Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies 1387 Death Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 1387 Birthday Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra, 1349-87 1387 Death Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies 1384 Death Louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies 1383 Death Ferdinand I, the wise, king of Portugal, dies 1382 Death Louis I, the Great, King of Hungary/Poland, dies 1380 Event French King Charles VI declares no taxes for ever 1380 Event King Charles VI of France crowned at age 12 1380 Death Charles V, the Wise, King of France (1364-80), dies 1380 Death Bertrand du Guesclin, French King of Granada, dies at about 60 1378 Death Charles IV, Roman-German King/German emperor (University of Prague), dies 1377 Event Richard II succeeds Edward III as king of England 1377 Death Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies 1376 Death "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 1374 Death Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies 1373 Birthday Ferdinand I, the Righteous, king of Aragon/Sicily 1371 Death Stefanus X Uros V, king of Serbia (1355-71), dies 1371 Death David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71), dies at 46 1371 Event King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned 1370 Death Kazimierz III, the Great, king of Poland (1333-70), dies at 61 1370 Event Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV 1369 Death Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered 1368 Birthday Charles VI, the Well-Beloved, king of France, 1380-1422 1368 Birthday Charles VI, King of France, 1380-1422 1367 Event League of Cologne goes against Danish king Waldemar IV 1367 Birthday Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia 1367 Birthday Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England, 1399 - 1413 1367 Death Pedro I, king of Portugal (1357-67), dies at 46 1367 Birthday Richard II, Bordeaux, France, king of England, 1377-99 1366 Event King Frederick III of Siciliy forbids decorations on synagogues 1364 Death Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 1360 Event Danish King Waldemar IV destroys Visby Gotland 1357 Death Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57), dies at 66 1357 Birthday Johan I, King of Portugal, 1383-1433 1356 Event Scottish king Edward Baliol resigns 1355 Death Stefanus IX Uros IV Dusan, king (1331-46)/Serbia (1346-55), dies 1355 Event English invasion army under king Edward lands at Calais 1355 Death Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Edward II, dies at 36 1352 Birthday Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king 1352 Event French king Jean II introduces Order of the Star 1350 Death Philips VI, of Valois, King of France (1328-50), dies 1350 Death Philip VI, king of France, dies 1350 Death Alfonso XI, King of Castile and Leon, dies 1347 Death Louis IV, Duke of Bayern/Romania-Germany King/emperor, dies 1346 Death Jan de Blinde, King of Bohemia/count of Luxemburg, dies in battle 1346 Event King Stefanus IX of Serbia proclaims himself czar of Greece 1345 Birthday Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal, built navy 1343 Death Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies 1342 Death Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies 1340 Event English king Edward III proclaimed king of France 1339 Birthday Louis I, Duke of Anjou/King of Naples, Battle at Poitiers 1338 Event German monarch declares pope and king's decree redundant 1337 Birthday Charles V, the Wise, king of France, 1364-80 1336 Event English King Edward III endswool export to Flanders 1336 Death Alfonso IV, the Benignant, king of Aragon (1327-36), dies at 36 1334 Birthday Pedro, the Cruel, King of Castilia and Leon 1333 Death Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies 1332 Death Christoffel II, king of Denmark (Handfaestning), dies at 55 1331 Death Stefanus VIII Uros III Decanski, king of Serbia (1322-31), dies 1329 Death Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29), dies at 53 1328 Event King Philip VI of France, crowned 1328 Event French king Philip VI Valois crowned 1328 Death Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies 1328 Event King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen 1327 Event King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned 1327 Death Edward II, king of England (1307-1327), assassinated at 43 1327 Event King Edward III accedes to British throne 1326 Birthday Louis I, the Great, King of Hungary, 1342-82, Poland, 1370-82 1325 Event Afonso IV succeeds Dionysius as king of Portugal 1325 Death Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies 1324 Birthday David II Bruce, king of Scotland, 1331 - 1371 1322 Event Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence 1322 Death Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies 1321 Death Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies 1320 Birthday Pedro I, King of Portugal, 1357-67 1320 Event Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland 1319 Death Erik VI Menved, king of Denmark (1286-1319), dies 1319 Birthday Pedro IV, king of Aragon 1319 Death Haakon V, King of Norway (1299-1319), dies 1319 Birthday Jean II, the Good, king of France, 1350-64 1318 Birthday Eleonora Plantagenet, daughter of King Eduard II/wife of Reinald II 1317 Event Phillips V, the Tall, crowned king of France 1316 Death Jan I, king of France (Nov 15-19 1316), dies 1316 Event Jan I becomes king of France, dies 4 days later 1316 Birthday Jean I, king of France, Nov 15-19, 1316, he lived only 4 days 1316 Death Louis X, King of France (1314-16), dies at 26 1316 Birthday Charles IV, King of Bohemia, 1346 - 1378, emperor, 1355 - 1378 1316 Birthday Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland, 1371-90 1314 Death Philippe IV, the Handsome, King of France (1285-1314), dies 1313 Death Henry VII, Roman Catholic German King/emperor (1308/12-13), dies 1312 Death Ferdinand V, king of Castilie/Leon, dies at 26 1312 Event Roman Catholics German King Henry VII crowned 1310 Event German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia 1309 Death Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies 1309 Birthday Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland, 1333-70 1308 Death Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered 1307 Event French king Philip IV convicts templars because of heresy 1307 Event Duke Henrik van Karinthie chosen king of Bohemia 1307 Death Edward I, King of England (1272-1307), dies at 68 1307 Death Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies 1307 Event German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia 1306 Event King Phillip the Fair, orders expulsion of Jews out of France 1306 Event Robert the Bruce crowned king of Scotland 1303 Event Anagni: French king Philip IV captures Pope Boniface VIII 1302 Death Pierre Flote, French 1st legist/chancellor of king Philip IV, dies 1301 Death Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50 1300 Event King Philip IV occupies Flanders, Earl Gwijde captured 1298 Event Roman Catholics German King Albrecht I von Habsburg installed 1298 Death Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43 1298 Event Duke Albrecht von Habsburg chosen Roman Catholic German king 1296 Birthday John the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg 1296 Event Earl Floris V signs accord with French king 1295 Death Sancho IV, the Brave, scholar/king of Castile/Leon, dies 1291 Death Rudolf I, King of Germany and Holy Roman Empire, dies 1291 Death Alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies 1291 Event Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I 1291 Birthday Afonso IV, King of Portugal, 1325-57 1290 Death Magnus I Ladulas, Barn Bolt, king of Sweden (1277-90), dies 1290 Event Last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves 1290 Event King Edward I of England orders expulsion of Jews 1290 Event Jews are expelled from England by order of King Edward I 1289 Birthday Louis X, the Stubborn, king of France, 1314-16 1288 Death Beatrice van Kortrok/Brabant, Belgian wife of king Henry, dies at 63 1286 Death Erik V Klipping, king of Denmark, murdered 1285 Birthday Ferdinand V, king of Castile and Leon 1285 Death Pedro III, king of Aragon, dies 1285 Death Philippe III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85), dies 1285 Death Charles I of Anjou, king of Naples/bro of King Louis IX, dies at 58 1284 Birthday Edward II, King of England, 1307-27 1284 Death Alfonso X, "El Sabio" King of Castilie/Leon (1252-84), dies at 62 1282 Event Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragonorth 1282 Event King Pedro III of Aragonorth annexes Sicily 1280 Death Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 1279 Death Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies 1278 Death Ottokar II, King of Bohemia (1253-78), dies in battle 1277 Death Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies 1276 Birthday Christoffel II, king of Denmark, Handfaestning 1275 Event King Edward I of England orders cessation of persecution of French Jews 1274 Birthday Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, 1306-29 1273 Event Earl Rudolf van Habsburg becomes Roman Catholics-German king 1272 Event Edward I proclaimed King of England 1272 Death Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72), dies 1271 Death Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies 1271 Birthday Wenceslas II, king of Bohemia and Poland, 1278-1305 1270 Death Louis IX, the Saint, King of France (1226-70), dies from plague at 56 1269 Event King Louis IX of Frances decrees all Jews must wear a badge of shame 1266 Death Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies 1264 Event Battle at Lewes: Simon van Leicester beats English king Henry III 1263 Death Hakon IV, Gamli, King of Norway (1217-63), dies 1263 Event King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing 1261 Birthday Dionysius, the Justified, king of Portugal, 1279-1325 1259 Event Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX 1259 Death Christoffel I, King of Denmark, dies 1254 Death Koenraad IV, RC-German king (1237-54), dies at 26 1253 Death Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies 1252 Event King Alfonso X "el Sabio" of Castilie/Leon crowned 1252 Death Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castilie/Leon, dies 1250 Death Erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered 1249 Death Alexander II, king of Scotland (1215-49), dies at 51 1245 Birthday Philips III, the Stout, King of France, 1270 - 1285 1242 Death Hendrik VII, Roman Catholics German king (1220-35), commits suicide 1241 Event Battle at Theiss: Mongols beat Hungarian King Bela IV 1239 Birthday Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary, 1270-72 1239 Birthday Edward I, King of England, 1272-1307, chased Jews out of England 1238 Birthday Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway, 1263-80 1237 Death Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies 1236 Event English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence 1236 Death Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64 1235 Death Andras II Arpad, King of Hungary (1205-35), dies 1230 Death Ottokar I, king of Bohemia (1197-1230), dies 1230 Death Alfonso IX, king of Leon/Castilie, dies 1229 Event German emperor Frederick II crowns himself king of Jerusalem 1228 Death Stefanus I Nemanjic de Eerstgekroonde, king of Serbia (1217-28), dies 1228 Birthday Koenraad IV, Roman Catholic German king, 1237-54 1226 Death Louis VIII, the Lion, King of France (1223-26), dies at 39 1223 Death Philippe II Augustus, King of France (1180-1223), dies at 57 1223 Death Afonso II, 3rd King of Portugal (1211-23), dies at 36 1221 Birthday Alfonso X, the Wise, king of Castile and Leon, 1252-84 1220 Event German king Frederick II grants bishops sovereign rights 1219 Event King Valdemar brought victory for Denmark 1217 Event French prince Louis and English king Henry III sign peace treaty 1216 Death John, king of England (1199-1216, Magna Charta), dies 1215 Event Frederik II (20) crowned king of German 1215 Event Frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king 1215 Event King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England 1215 Event English barons serve ultimatum on king John without Country 1214 Death Alfonso VIII de Edele, king of Castilie, dies 1214 Event 1st battle of Bouvines - King Philips II vs Emperor Otto IV 1214 Event English king John begins siege around Lille France 1214 Birthday Louis IX, King of France, 1226 - 1270 1213 Death Pedro II, el Catolico, king of Aragon, dies in battle 1213 Event English king John names Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury 1212 Event Frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king 1211 Death Sancho I, King of Portugal (1185-1211), dies at 56 1211 Birthday Henry VII, Roman catholic German king, 1220-35 1210 Event King John of England begins imprisoning Jews 1209 Event Pope Innocent II crowns German king Otto of Wittelsbach 1208 Event Otto van Wittelsbach chosen German king 1208 Death Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen, Roman-German King, dies 1207 Birthday Henry III, king of England, 1216-72 1207 Birthday Sancho II, king of Portugal 1205 Death Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6 1205 Death Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies 1205 Event Aken, Philips van Zwaben, crowned Roman-Catholic German King 1202 Death Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 1202 Event King Philip II throws out John without Country, from France 1199 Death Richard I, the Lion-hearted, King of England (1189-99), dies at 41 1198 Event Philips van Zwaben Hohenstaufen crowned king of Roman Catholic Germany 1197 Death Henry VI von Hohenstaufen, Roman Catholic German King (1169-97), dies 1196 Death Alfonso II, King of Aragon (1162-96), dies 1194 Birthday Frederick II, Iesi Italy, German Emperor, 1212-1250, King of Sicily 1194 Death Tancredo of Lecce, King of Sicily, dies 1192 Event English king Richard I the Lion hearted, captured 1192 Event Sultan Saladin and king Richard the lion hearted sign cease fire 1191 Event Crusader King Richard I kills 3,000 muslim prisoners in Akko 1190 Death Frederik I van Hohenstaufen "Barbarossa", German King, dies 1189 Event 30 Jews are mnassacred at King Richard I (lion hearted) coronation 1189 Event England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster 1189 Death Henry II, King of England (1154-89), dies at 56 1188 Death Ferdinand II, king of Castilie/Leon/Asturie/Galicie, dies 1187 Birthday Louis VIII, Coeur-de-Lion, king of France, 1223-26 1185 Death Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 1180 Death Louis VII, the Younger, King of France (1137-80), dies at 59 1180 Death Louis VII, King of France, dies 1178 Event Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy 1174 Event Scottish King William captured 1174 Death Amalrik I, Morri, French King of Jerusalem, dies 1174 Death Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies 1172 Death Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies 1171 Death Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies 1170 Death Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II 1167 Birthday John "without a land", king of England, 1199-1216 1166 Death Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66) 1165 Death Malcom IV, king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at 24 1165 Birthday Philip II Augustus, 1st great Capetian king of France, 1179-1223 1164 Death Olaf, King of Norway, dies 1163 Death Ladislaus I Arpad, king of Hungary (1162-63), dies 1162 Death Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies 1160 Death Erik IX Helgi, The Saint, King of Sweden, dies 1158 Death Sancho III, King of Castilie, dies 1158 Event Vladislav II of Bohemia becomes king 1157 Birthday Richard I, Richard the Lion Hearted, King of England, 1189-99 1156 Event Battle at Brindisi: King Willem of Sicily beats Byzantine fleet 1155 Birthday Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia 1154 Event King Henry II of England crowned 1154 Birthday Sancho I, king of Portugal, 1185-1211 1154 Death Sancho I, king of Portugal, dies 1154 Death Stefanus van Blois, king of England (1135-54), dies 1154 Death Rogier II Guiscard, King of Sicily (1101-54), dies at 60 1153 Event Malcolm IV becomes king of Scotland 1153 Death David I, King of Scotland, dies 1153 Death David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 1152 Event Frederik I Barbarossa elected Roman-German king 1152 Death Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58 1147 Event King Afonso I of Portugal occupiers Lisbon 1141 Event Battle at Lincoln: King Stephen captured 1139 Event Count Alfonso I of Portugal becomes king 1138 Event German king Koenraad II von Hohenstaufen crowned 1138 Event Conrad II von Hohenstaufen re-elected German king 1137 Death Erik II Eimune, Onvergetelijke, king of Denmark (1134-37), murdered 1137 Death Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) 1136 Death Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered 1135 Event Norman nobles recognize Stefanus van Blois as English king 1135 Death Henry I Beauclerc, king of England (1st king that could read), dies 1134 Death Alfonso I de Strijdvaardige, king of Aragon (1104-34), dies 1133 Birthday Henry II, King of England, 1154 - 1189 1131 Event Crowning of Louis VII the Young, King of France 1131 Death Boudouin II van Bourg, king of Jerusalem, dies 1131 Death Stephen II, King of Hungary (1116-31), dies 1130 Event Anti-pope Anacletus II crowns Roger II the Norman, king of Sicily 1129 Event Fulco V's son Godfried marries king Henry I's daughter Mathildis 1125 Event Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg crowned as German king Lotharius III 1125 Event Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected king of Germany 1125 Death Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies 1125 Death Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies 1124 Death Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies 1120 Death Countess of Perche, bastard daughter of English king Henry I, drowns 1118 Death Boudouin I, of Bologne/Edessa, 1st crusader/king of Jerusalem, dies 1111 Event Pope Paschalis II crowns Roman catholics-German king Hendrik II 1111 Event German King Hendry V arrives at St. Peter, Rome 1109 Birthday Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal, 1143-85 1109 Death Alfonso VI, (imperator totius Hispaniae), king of Leon, dies 1108 Event Louis VI, "the Fat One," King of France, crowned 1106 Event Battle at Tinchebrai: English King Henry I beats his brother Robert 1106 Death Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 1104 Death Pedro I, king of Navarra and Aragon, dies 1103 Death Magnus III Berbein, Blootbeen, King of Norway (1093-1103), dies 1103 Death Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies 1101 Death Koenrad, RC-German king (1087-98), dies 1100 Event Boudouin I of Boulogne crowned king of Jerusalem 1100 Death William II, Rufus, king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 1099 Event Henry V crowned German king 1095 Death Ladislaus I Arpad de Heilige, King of Hungary, dies 1095 Event Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus 1093 Death Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies 1093 Death Malcolm III MacDuncan, king of Scotland, dies in battle 1087 Death William I, The Conqueror, King of England/Duke of Normandy, dies 1086 Event English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier 1086 Death Knut IV, the Saint, king of Denmark (1080-86), murdered 1085 Event King Alfonso VI of Castily/Leon occupy Toledo on Moren 1085 Death King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies 1081 Birthday Henry V, Roman German king/emperor, 1098/1111-25 1077 Event German king Henry IV gives away bisdom Utrecht county Staveren 1077 Death Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies 1077 Event German king Henry IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness 1077 Event German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness 1076 Event Synod of Worms: German King Henry IV fires Pope Gregory VII 1075 Event Battle at Homburg/Unstrut: German king Henry IV beats Saksen 1072 Death Sancho II, king of Castilie (1065-72), murdered 1072 Death Sancho II, king of Castilie/bro of Alfonso VI, murdered at about 35 1071 Event Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King 1067 Death Boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies 1066 Event William the Conqueror, crowned king of England 1066 Death Harold II, King of England (1066), dies 1066 Event Battle of Stampford Bridge King Harold Godwinson II of England, beaten by his brother King Harold Hardrada of Norway 1066 Death Harald III Hardrada, king of Norway (1047-66), dies in battle at 51 1066 Event Battle at Fulford: Norway king Harald III Hardrada beats British militia 1066 Event King Harald of England crowned 1066 Death Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies 1065 Death Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castilie, dies 1064 Event German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland 1060 Death Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 1059 Event Henri I crowns his son compassionate King Philip I of France 1057 Death Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan 1056 Death Henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies 1054 Event Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king 1047 Death Magnus I Godhi, king of Norway/Denmark (1035-47), dies 1046 Event Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI, 1046 Event King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese 1043 Event Edward the Confessor crowned king of England 1042 Death Hardicanute, King of England (1040-42), Lambeth 1040 Event King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency 1040 Death Harold, British King (1035-40), dies 1040 Death Harold I, King of England (1035-40), dies 1039 Death Conrad II the Salian, King/Emperor of Germany (1024/27-39), dies at 49 1038 Death Stefanus I, Arpad, 1st king of Hungary, dies 1035 Death Canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41 1035 Death Knut II, the Great, Viking king of England/Den/Nor (1014-35), dies at 39 1034 Death Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies 1032 Event Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy 1032 Death Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies 1031 Event Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of France 1031 Death Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies 1030 Death Olaf Haraldsson, King of Norway, dies in battle of Stiklestad 1028 Death Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle 1028 Event German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king 1027 Event Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 1026 Event Koenraad II crowns himself king of Italy 1025 Death Boleslaw I Chobry, the brave, duke/king of Poland, dies 1024 Event Duke Koenraad II chosen German king 1024 Event Conrad II the Sailor chosen German king 1024 Death Henry II, the Monk, German King (1002-24), dies 1016 Death Edmund II, Ironsides, King of Saxons (1016), dies at 27 1016 Death Aethelbred II "the Unready", king of England (979-1016), dies 1014 Event King Brian Boru of Ireland beats Danes at Battle of Clontarf 1014 Death Brian Boru, king of Ireland, dies in battle at 87 1014 Death Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking king of England (1013-14), dies 1004 Event Henry II the Saint crowned king of Italy 1004 Event Henry II the Saint crowned as king of Italy 1002 Event English king Ethelred II launches massacre of Danish settlers 1002 Event German king Henry II the Saint crowned 1002 Death Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21 1000 Event Monarch Istvan crowned king of Hungary 996 Death Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 987 Event French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king 987 Event Hugo Capet crowned king of France 987 Event Louis IV, crowned king of France 987 Death Louis V le Faineant, the Lazy, king of France (986-87), poisoned at 20 987 Death Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies 986 Death Lotharius, King of France (954-86), dies at 44 983 Death Otto II the Red, German king/emperor (973-83), dies at about 28 979 Event Louis V de Luie, crowned King of France 979 Event Challenge to throne of King Aethelred II of England 978 Death Edward, the Martyr, King of Anglo-Saxons (975-78)/st, murdered at 15 975 Death Edgar, King of England (959-75), dies 973 Birthday Henry II, Roman Catholic German king/emperor, 1002/14-24 966 Death Berengarius II, markgraaf of Ivrea/king of Italy (950-963) 962 Event Pope John XII crowns German King Otto I the Great Emperor 961 Event German King Otto II crowned 955 Event Battle at Lech: German king Otto I beats Hungarians 954 Event Lotharius becomes king of France 954 Death Louis IV, of overseas, King of France, dies 951 Event Otto I the Great becomes king of Italy 950 Death Lotharius, King of Italy (947-50), dies 947 Death Hugo van Arles, count of Arles/king of Italy, dies 946 Death Edmund the Older, king of Wessex/England (939-46), dies 939 Death Aethelstan III, king of England, dies 939 Event Battle at Andernach: King Otto and Hermann of Zwaben beat Eberhard of France and Giselbert of Lutherans 936 Event German king Otto I the Great, crowned 936 Event Otto I the Great becomes King of Germany 936 Death Henry I the Vogelaar, German king (919-36)/duke of Saxon 912-36, dies 933 Event Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren 929 Death Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies 928 Death Louis III, the Blind Proveneaals king of Lombardije/Germany, dies at 48 924 Death Edward, the Older, English speaking king (899-924), dies 923 Death Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle 922 Event French republic chooses Robert I, King of France 921 Death Ludmilla, wife of 1st christian Bohemian king Borijov I/saint, dies 919 Event Duke Henry of Saxon becomes king Henry I of Oostfrankische rich 918 Death Conrad I, East Frankish/German king (911-18), dies 918 Death Conrad I, Duke of Franconia/German King (911-918), dies 918 Death Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 912 Birthday Otto I, the Great, German king, Holy Roman emperor, 962-73 911 Event Conrad I elecect German King 911 Event Duke Koenraad I chosen German king 911 Death Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies 910 Death Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies 900 Death Zwentibold, king of Lutherans (895-900), dies in battle at 29 899 Death Alfred the Great, writer/king of Wessex (871-99), dies 898 Death Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 896 Event Pope Formosa crowned king Arnulf of Karinthie/French emperor 888 Event Duke Odo becomes king of West-France 888 Death Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies 887 Event Parliament in Tribur: King Charles III resigns 882 Death Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19 882 Death Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies 881 Event Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings 879 Birthday Charles III, The Simple, king of France, 893-923 879 Event Louis III, crowned King of France 879 Death Louis II, the stutterer, King of France (877-79), dies 877 Death Charles II the Kale, King of France/Roman emperor (875-77), dies at 54 876 Death Lodewijk de Duitser, king of East French Republic (833-76), dies at 72 876 Death Louis the German, King of East France Empire (833-76), dies 876 Event Charles becomes king of Italy 875 Death Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 871 Death Ethelred I, king of Wessex/brother of Alfred the Great, dies 869 Event Charles the Bare crowned king of Lotharingen 869 Death Lotharius II, King of Middle-France (Lotharingen) (855-869), dies 866 Death Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies 858 Death Aethelwolf, king of Wessex (Battle at Aclea), dies 846 Birthday Louis II, the Stutterer, King of France, 877-79 842 Death Alfonso II the Chaste, king of Asturia (791-842), dies 838 Death Pippijn I, King of Aquitania, dies 833 Event Louis, king of Austria, crowned 823 Birthday Charles II, the Bald, King of France, 843-77, emperor, 875-77 818 Death Bernhard I, King of Italy, dies 810 Death Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) 796 Death Offa, king of Mercia (75.-796) 794 Death Fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30 783 Death Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies 771 Death Karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20 768 Death Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 754 Event Pope Stephen II, III, makes Pippin de Korte, King of France 711 Death Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 694 Event Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems/sentenced to slavery 679 Death Dagobert II, king of Austrasia (676-679), murdered 656 Death Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25 639 Death Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrie, dies 593 Death Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67 587 Event Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram takes cousin Childebert II as heir 587 Death Radegundis, daughter of Thurings king Berthar/saint, dies 585 Event Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Macon (Mastico) 573 Death Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife 561 Death Chlotarius I, king of the France (558-61), dies at about 61 558 Death Childebert, king of France (511-58), dies at about 62 552 Death Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle 545 Death Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70 526 Death Theodorik the Great, King of Ostrogoten 526 Death Theodorik the Great, King of Italy, dies 524 Death Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29 524 Death Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28 523 Death Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen 511 Death Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45 511 Death Clovis, king of Salische France/founder of Merovingische, dies at 45 506 Event King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out 502 Event Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power 498 Event French king Clovis baptises himself 493 Death Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies 493 Event Ostrogoten King Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker 476 Event Odoacer elected King of Byzantine 414 Event King Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia 410 Event King Alarik I's Visigoten occupies and plunders Rome 406 Death Godagisel, king of the Vandals, dies in battle 323 Death Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonia/conqueror, dies at 32 143 Event Earliest known date in Amer-pre Mayan king Harvest-Bergvorst installed
