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1067 July 1DeathMauriliusArchbishop of Rouen
1067 September 10DeathGodgifuWife of Earl Leofric of Mercia and more widely known today as Lady Godiva.
1073 April 21DeathPope Alexander II (1061-73)Formerly Anselmo da Baggio.
1073 July 10DeathSaint Anthony of the Caves. 
1074 May 4DeathSt. Theodosius of the Caves. 
1079 April 11DeathSt Stanislaus Bishop of Cracowdies of mutilation for treason.
1080 October 16DeathRudolfKing of Germany.
1085 May 25DeathPope Gregory VII(1073-85)
1087 September 16DeathSaint Victor IIIPope
1089 May 28DeathBishop Lanfranc of CanterburyAppointed Archbishop of Canterbury by William I.
1089 May 28DeathArchbishop Lanfrancof Canterbury
1095 July 29DeathSaint Ladislaus IKing of Hungary.
1095 June 27DeathSaint LadislausKing of Hungary.
1098 August 1DeathBishop Adhemar 
1099 July 29DeathPope Urban II 
1100 August 2DeathKing William II "Rufus" of EnglandKilled in a hunting accident.
1100 July 18DeathGeoffrey de Buillion King of Jerusalem.Baldwin replaces him as King.
1106 August 7DeathHenry IVInvented lace-making machinery.King of Germany and the Holy Roman Emperor.
1115 July 8DeathPeter the Hermit 
1115 November 8DeathSt Godfrey (Geoffrey)of Amiens.
1116 April 16DeathSt. Magnus of Orkeney 
1120 November 26DeathPrince William of EnglandSon of King Henry I
1125 May 23DeathHenry V Holy Roman Emporer. 
1131 August 22DeathBaldwin IIKing of Jerusalem
1137 August 1DeathLouis VI "The Fat"King of France.
1143 April 8DeathJohn II "The Good"Emporer of the Eastern Roman Empire
1143 September 24DeathPope Innocent II 
1147 May 8DeathSt. Peter of Tarentaise 
1151 September 7DeathGeoffrey PlantagenetCount of Anjou
1151 September 7DeathGeoffrey of Anjou PlantagenetChateau, Eure-et-Loire, France. 38 yrs.
1153 July 8DeathSaint EugeniusPope.
1153 May 23DeathDavid I King of ScotlandDies at about 68.
1154 October 25DeathStephen, King of EnglandHenry and Eleanor accede to the Throne as per the agreement.
1159 June 7DeathSaint Robert of Newminster. 
1159 none DeathPope Adrian IVFormerly Nicholas Breakspear, the only English pope.
1160 August 22DeathPeter LombardTheologian.
1164 June 18DeathSaint Elizabeth of Schonau 
1170 December 29DeathSt Thomas a Beckettin Canterbury Cathedral.
1173 August 13DeathSaint Narses the Gracious 
1178 June 26DeathSaint Anselm 
1179 October 8DeathOdo de Saint-Amand8th Grand Master of the Templars.
1179 September 17DeathSaint Hildegarde 
1180 September 18DeathLouis VIIKing of France.
1181 August 30DeathAlexander IIIPope.
1184 September 30DeathArnold de Torroges9th Master of the Templars.
1189 April 16DeathSt. Druon 
1190 June 10DeathFrederik I van Hohenstaufen "Barbarossa"German King.
1190 June 10DeathFriedrich BarbarossaKing of Germany, Burgundy and the Holy Roman Empire.
1198 July 17DeathSaint Narsusof Lampron.
1199 April 6DeathRichard IThe "Lionheart" King of England
1201 July 25DeathGryffud ap Rhys. 
1208 April 6DeathQuetzacoatlMexican
1216 July 16DeathPope Innocent III 
1216 June 11DeathHendrik of ConstantinopleEmperor (1206-16)
1216 June 11DeathHenry, Emperor of RumaniaSupposedly by his wife with poison!.
1221 August 22DeathSaint Abraham of Smolensk 
1221 August 6DeathSaint Dominicof Spain
1225 November 7DeathSaint Engelbert 
1226 October 3DeathSaint Francis of Assisi 
1226 October 4DeathSaint Francis of Assisi 
1231 June 13DeathSaint Anthony of Padua. 
1231 September 02DeathSaint Brocard 
1240 April 11DeathLlywelyn the Great 
1240 April 14DeathLlywelyn ap IorwerthPrince of Wales.
1241 April 8DeathHeinrich von Schliesen"The Bearded"
1241 August 22DeathPope Gregory IX 
1243 October 16DeathSaint Hedwig 
1247 December 14DeathRobin HoodSupposedly died on this day according to legend.
1247 November 18DeathRobin HoodPossible character, death according to Bulfinch.
1247 November 22DeathRobin HoodAccording to Winken de Ward!
1249 July 8DeathAlexander IIKing of Scotland.
1253 April 22DeathEleonora PlantagenetDaughter of King Edward II.
1253 April 3DeathSt. Richard of Chichester 
1253 August 12DeathSt Claire of Assisi 
1257 April 10DeathAibex, Caliph of Egyptmurdered by his Wife.
1261 May 25DeathPope Alexander IV(1254-61)
1272 August 6DeathKing Stephan Vof Hungary
1274 August 2DeathKing Edward I of Englandlands in at Calais to take his crown
1277 May 20DeathPope John XXI (Petrus Juliani/Hispanus)(1276-77)
1280 August 22DeathPope Nicholas III 
1284 April 5DeathAlfonso X, King of Castile-Leon 
1285 August 23DeathSaint Philip Benizi 
1287 April 3DeathPope Honorius IV (1285-87) 
1289 July 18DeathKink Alfonso of Aragon 
1290 July 10DeathLadislaus IV, King of Hungary,Murdered.
1291 July 15DeathRudolph IKing of Germany.
1291 June 25DeathQueen EleanorWidow of Henry III, King of England.
1292 June 11DeathRoger BaconMonk and Scientist(?)
1293 April 5DeathPope Nicolas IV 
1296 May 19DeathPope Celestine V (1294-96)Pietro del Murrone
1305 April 5DeathQueen Joan, Wife of King Phillip "The Fair" of France 
1306 April 5DeathKing Robert III of Scotland 
1306 August 8DeathKing Wenceslas of PolandMurdered.
1312 September 7DeathFerdinand IVKing of Castile
1314 April 20DeathPope Clement VWho moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon.
1316 June 4DeathKing Louis X of France(1314-16) at 26 years old.
1316 November 22DeathKing John the Firstof France dies on this day.
1323 September 27DeathSaint Elezear 
1327 August 16DeathSaint Roch 
1329 June 7DeathRobert Bruce, King of Scotland(1306-29) dies at 53 years old.
1329 June 7DeathRobert "the Bruce" King of Scotland.of Leprosy.
1332 July 20DeathRandolf Earl of Morayand Regent of Scotland.
1336 July 8DeathSaint ElizabethQueen of Portugal.
1341 June 19DeathSaint Juliana Falconeri 
1342 April 25DeathPope Benedict XII 
1342 July 16DeathCharles IKing of Hungary.
1347 October 11DeathLouis IVHoly Roman Emperor.
1348 April 9DeathWilliam of Ockham 
1350 August 12DeathKing Phillip VIof France
1358 August 23DeathIsabella of EnglandWidow of King Edward II
1364 April 8DeathJohn IIKing of France, died in England
1369 August 15DeathPhilippa of Hainault 
1370 November 5DeathCasimir III "The Great"King of Poland.
1373 July 23DeathSaint Briget of Sweden. 
1374 July 18DeathPetrarch 
1375 October 24DeathValdemar IIIKing of Denmark.
1376 July 8DeathEdward the Black Prince. 
1379 October 21DeathSaint John of Bridlington. 
1380 April 29DeathSt Catherine of Sienna 
1380 September 16DeathCharles V "The Wise"King of France.
1382 September 10DeathLouis I "The Great"King of Poland and Hungary.
1383 October 22DeathFerdinand IKing of Portugal.
1384 September 20DeathKing Louis Iof Naples and the Duke of Anjou
1385 August 7DeathJoanthe "Fair Maid" of Kent.
1389 October 15DeathPope Urban VI 
1390 April 19DeathKing Robert IIof Scotland
1390 May 13DeathRobert II, "The Steward"King of Scotland (1371-1390)
1392 September 25DeathSaint Sergius of Radonezh 
1394 June 7DeathAnne of BohemiaQueen to Richard II of England.
1394 September 16DeathClement IIIAnti-Pope
1400 October 25DeathGeoffrey ChaucerAuthor
1404 October 1DeathPope Boniface IX 
1406 November 6DeathPope Innocent VII 
1415 September 20DeathOwen Glyn Dwrof Wales
1417 December 14DeathSir John OldcastleWas burned for being a Lollard. Probable removed as he was a thorn in the side of the establishment at the time and had lost his high powered protection.
1417 October 18DeathPope Gregory XII 
1419 August 16DeathWenceslausKing of Germany.
1422 October 21DeathCharles VIKing of France.
1422 October 30DeathCharles VIKing of France.
1423 May 23DeathPope Benedict XIIISpanish pope (Pedro the luna)
1426 September 18DeathHubert van EykeArtist.
1428 October 24DeathThomas, Earl of Salisburyat Orleans from wounds received from a cannon shot.
1431 May 30DeathJoan of Arcburned as a witch at Rouen in France by the English.
1435 September 30DeathIsabella Queen to Charles VIKing of France.
1441 November 18DeathRoger Bolingbrook - astrologerHanged, drawn and quartered.
1446 April 16DeathFilippo BrunelleschiArchitect.
1453 May 29DeathConstantine XI DragasesLast Byzantian Emperor.
1455 September 5DeathSaint Laurence Justinian of VeniceComposer
1456 October 23DeathSaint John of Capistrano 
1458 August 6DeathColixtus IIIPope
1460 November 6DeathSir John Falstaff 
1461 July 22DeathCharles VIIKing of France.
1464 August 14DeathPope Pius IIDies leading crusade against the Turks at Ancona.
1464 August 15DeathPope Pius II 
1471 July 26DeathPope Paul II 
1471 May 20DeathHenry VI of EnglandKing of England (1422-61) and (70-71) and of France (1431-71)
1474 July 20DeathJohn IIKing of Castile.
1480 July 10DeathRene IKing of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem.
1482 April 25DeathMargaret of AnjouWife of King Henry VI of England.
1482 May 15DeathPaolo ToscanelliItalian Physician and Map Maker.
1483 April 9DeathKing Edward IVof England.
1483 August 30DeathLouis XIKing of France.
1484 August 12DeathPope Sixtus IV 
1485 August 22DeathRichard IIILast Plantagenet King of England
1488 June 11DeathJames IIIJing of Scotland in battle.
1488 May 2DeathLeonardo da VinciArtist and scientist.
1490 April 5DeathKing Mathias of Hungary 
1493 August 19DeathFrederick IIIHoly Roman Emperor and King of Germany.
1496 October 7DeathFerrante IIKing of Aragon.
1498 September 16DeathTomas de TorquemadaInquisitor
1503 August 20DeathPope Alexander VI Dies (Rodrigo Borgia)Accidentally of poison which was intended for a guest!
1503 October 18DeathPope Pius III 
1504 July 2DeathStephen "the Great"King of Moldovia
1506 May 20DeathChristopher Columbusin poverty in Spain.
1506 September 25DeathKing Phillip I "the Fair"King of Spain
1509 April 21DeathHenry VIISucceeded by his second son, Henry VIII
1509 May 22DeathKing Henry VIIof England.
1510 May 17DeathAllesandro Di BoticelliItalian Painter.
1511 October 18DeathPhilippe de CommynesHistorian.
1519 June 24DeathLucrezia Borgia 
1521 April 27DeathFerdinand MagellanKilled by Natives in the Phillipines..
1531 February 26Death20,000 people killed in Lisbon, Portugalas the result of a severe earthquake.
1533 June 24DeathMaryFormer Queen of France.
1535 April 29DeathPrior John HoughtonExecuted for refusing to recognise Henry VIII.
1536 May 19DeathAnne BoleynBeheaded by King Henry VIII of England.
1537 July 20DeathSaint Jerome Emiliani 
1537 June 7DeathMadeline of FranceWife of King James of Scotland.
1537 October 24DeathJane SeymourThird wife of Henry VIII, King of England.
1539 July 5DeathSaint Anthony Zaccaria 
1541 June 26DeathFrancisco Pizzaro asassinated. 
1541 September 24DeathTheophrastus Paracelcus 
1542 December 14DeathKing James VKing of Scotland died on this day.
1543 May 24DeathNicolas CopernicusAstrologer
1547 August 7DeathSaint Cajetan 
1548 September 7DeathCatherine ParrHenry VIII's Widow
1549 May 27DeathJohn CalvinChurch Reformer
1552 August 2DeathSaint Bazil the "Blessed" 
1555 April 11DeathJoanna "The Mad"Queen of Spain.
1555 April 30DeathPope Marcellus II 
1555 May 1DeathPope Marcellus IIMarcello Cervini
1556 July 31DeathSaint Ignatius of Loyola 
1557 November 18DeathExecution of John Hallingdale, William Sparrowand Richard Gibson after torture for heresy.
1559 July 10DeathHenry II, King of Francedies of injuries received during a joust.
1560 September 30DeathGustav VasaKing of Sweden
1564 October 15DeathVesalius 
1566 July 2DeathMichel de Nostre DamusNostradamus
1566 March 9DeathDavid RiccioQueen Mary Stewart of Englands Italian singer and secretary was murdered.
1568 July 24DeathDon Carlos"The Mad"of Spain.
1569 September 5DeathPeter BruegalPainter.
1572 May 1DeathPope Pius VAntonio Ghislieri
1572 September 30DeathSaint Francis Borgia. 
1574 June 27DeathGiorgio VasariWriter and Artist.
1581 April 5DeathSt. Benedict the Black 
1582 October 15DeathSaint Theresa of Avila 
1584 July 10DeathWilliam of OrangeAssasinated.
1585 April 10DeathPope Gregory XIIIreal name Ugo Buoncampagni
1588 April 5DeathKing Fredrick II of Denmark and Norway 
1591 June 21DeathSaint Aloysius. 
1591 October 16DeathPope Gregory XIV 
1592 October 11DeathSaint Alexander Sauli 
1593 May 30DeathChristopher MarlowEnglish Dramatists murdered.
1594 June 14DeathOrlando de LassusComposer
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