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23 May
Events Pre-1600 *1430 – Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. *1498 – Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. *1533 – The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. *1568 – Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War. 1601–1900 *1609 – Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place. *1618 – The Second Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. *1706 – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies. *1788 – South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state. *1793 – Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1430
Year 1430 ( MCDXXX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January 7 – Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, marries Isabella of Portugal. * January 10 – Philip the Good founds the Order of the Golden Fleece. * March 29 – The Ottoman Empire, under Murad II, captures Thessalonica after an eight-year siege. * May 14 – The French first attempt to relieve the Siege of Compiègne. * May 23 – Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians, while leading an army to relieve Compiègne. * June 14 – William Waynflete becomes vicar of Skendleby, Lincolnshire. * July 11 – Battle of Trnava: The Hussites defeat the Hungarian- Moravian- Serbian army. * October 27 – Švitrigaila succeeds his cousin as ruler of Lithuania. Date unknown * With the surrender of Chalandritsa and the citadel of Patras to the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea, the Principality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
