ROYAL BIRTHDAY
Prince Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein {1989} [son of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (brother of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein); also son of Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Princess of Luxembourg (daughter of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg & sister of Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg)]
HISTORICAL ROYAL EVENTS
1274 In France, the Second Council of Lyons opens to regulate the election of the Pope.
1664 King Louis XIV inaugurates the Palace of Versailles.
1697 Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced by the current Royal Palace in the eighteenth century.
1832 The independence of Greece is recognized by the Treaty of London. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria, is chosen King.
1999 Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
2007 Israeli archeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
HISTORICAL ROYAL BIRTHS
1328 Ludwig IV the Roman, Duke of Bavaria (d.1365)
1397 Sejong the Great, 4th King of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea (d.1450)
1530 Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Conde (d.1569)
1763 Jozef Antoni Poniatowski, Polish prince (d.1813)
1767 Princess Frederica Charlotta of Prussia, Duchess of York & Albany (d.1820)
DEATHS
973 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
1682 Tsar Feodor III of Russia
1718 Mary of Modena, Queen consort of England, Scotland & Ireland, wife of King James II of England
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