EVENTS
1049: Leo IX becomes pope
1541: Santiago founded
Santiago, Chile,
was founded by Pedro de Valdivia, who led 150 Spaniards and some
Indian allies against a large force of Indians in the Valley of Chile
and, having defeated them, founded the city.
WHO WAS BORN
1567: Thomas Campion
A composer, poet, songwriter and literary theorist, Thomas
Campion was best known for his lyric poetry. His songs were of
the English lutenist school, and his compositions for lute are
perhaps his most lasting work.
WHO DIED
1554: Lady Jane Grey
An extraordinarily accomplished and brilliant young woman,
Lady
Jane was eligible for the throne of England as the
great-granddaughter of King
Henry VII. Her misfortune was to become the pawn of her
father (the Duke of Suffolk) and father-in-law (John Dudley, Duke of
Northumberland) in their plans to control the crown.
Upon the death of her cousin King
Edward VI, Suffolk and Northumberland maneuvered Jane onto the
throne, then removed her when Mary
obviously had the support of the populace. Jane was arrested, but her
sentence of death was suspended until Jane's father participated in
Sir Thomas Wyat's rebellion, whereupon Jane was beheaded. She was 16
