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55 events  ·  88 deaths  ·  233 births

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Year 1355

King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki.

Year 1449

Tumu Crisis: Mongols capture the Emperor of China.

Year 1529

The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives.

Year 1532

Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.

Year 1604

Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.

Year 1644

Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.

Year 1715

King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch.

Year 1763

Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow

Year 1772

The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.

Year 1774

Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.

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Birthdays on 1 September 233

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Emperor Jingzong of Liao
b. 948 – d. 982
Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (d. 982)
Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr
b. 1145 – d. 1217
Ibn Jubayr, Spanish geographer and poet (d. 1217)
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
b. 1288 – d. 1335
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (d. 1335)
Frederick III the Simple
Frederick III the Simple
b. 1341 – d. 1377
Frederick III the Simple, King of Sicily (d. 1377)
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
b. 1453 – d. 1515
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)
Bartolomeo Fanfulla
Bartolomeo Fanfulla
b. 1477 – d. 1525
Bartolomeo Fanfulla, Italian mercenary (d. 1525)
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
b. 1550 – d. 1615
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish general (d. 1615)
Gervase Helwys
Gervase Helwys
b. 1561 – d. 1615
Gervase Helwys, English murderer (d. 1615)
Edward Alleyn
Edward Alleyn
b. 1566 – d. 1626
Edward Alleyn, English actor and major figure of the Elizabethan theatre; founder of Dulwich College and Alleyn's School (d. 1626)
Scipione Borghese
Scipione Borghese
b. 1577 – d. 1633
Scipione Borghese, Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1633)
John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop
John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop
b. 1579 – d. 1634
John Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince-Bishop, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1634)
Henri, Prince of Condé (1588-1646)
Henri, Prince of Condé (1588-1646)
b. 1588 – d. 1646
Henri, Prince of Condé (d. 1646)

Deaths on 1 September 88

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Muhammad al-Bukhari
Muhammad al-Bukhari
d. 870 (b. 810)
Muhammad al-Bukhari, Persian scholar (b. 810)
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders
d. 1067 (b. 1012)
Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (b. 1012)
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Eusebius of Angers
d. 1081
Bishop Eusebius of Angers
Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV
d. 1159 (b. 1100)
Pope Adrian IV (b. 1100)
Dulce of Aragon
Dulce of Aragon
d. 1198 (b. 1160)
Dulce, Queen of Portugal (b. 1160)
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Otto I (bishop)
d. 1215
Otto, bishop of Utrecht
Kujō Yoritsune
Kujō Yoritsune
d. 1256 (b. 1218)
Kujō Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)
Foulques de Villaret
Foulques de Villaret
d. 1327
Foulques de Villaret, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1339 (b. 1305)
Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1305)
Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans
Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans
d. 1376 (b. 1336)
Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans (b. 1336)
William de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros
William de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros
d. 1414 (b. 1369)
William de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1369)
Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg
Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg
d. 1480 (b. 1413)
Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg (b. 1413)