![]() 1596 – The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.1579 – Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.1565 – Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.1497 – Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof. ![]() 1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.1397 – The Kalmar Union is formed under the rule of Margaret I of Denmark.1242 – Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris. ![]()
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