On this day in history, November 7th… Events: • 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. • 1492 – The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. Births: • 630 – Constans II, Byzantine emperor (d. 668) • 994 – Ibn Hazm, Arabian philosopher (d. 1069) • 1598 – Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664) Deaths: • 644 – Umar, Islamic caliph (b. 590) • 1225 – Engelbert II of Berg, German archbishop (b. 1186) • 1550 – Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop (b. 1484) • 1574 – Solomon Luria, Polish rabbi (b. 1510) • 1581 – Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar (b. 1505) • 1599 – Gasparo Tagliacozzi, Italian surgeon (b. 1546)
Posted on: Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:04:26 +0000
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