On this day in History - Sep. 30

Published: September 29, 2008, 7:45 pm

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0420 - Saint Jerome dies. Translator of the Vulgate Bible. 0653 - Saint Honorius dies. Archbishop of Canterbury. 1101 - Anselm IV, Archbishop of Milan dies.1207 - Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was born (d. 1273). Persian mystic and poet. 1227 - Pope Nicholas IV was born (d. 1292). 1246 - Yaroslav II of Russia dies (b. 1191).1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.1440 - Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn dies. English soldier and politician. 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1452 - First printed book, the Johann Gutenberg Bible. 1487 - John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley dies (b. 1400). Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.1530 - Geronimo Mercuriali was born (d. 1606). Italian philologist and physician. 1550 - Michael Maestlin was born (d. 1631). German mathematician. 1551 - Ouchi Yoshitaka dies (b. 1507). Japanese warlord. 1560 - Melchior Cano dies (b. 1525). Spanish theologian. 1572 - St. Francis Borgia dies (b. 1510). Jesuit priest. 1581 - Hubert Languet dies (b. 1518). French

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