✨ Daily Inspiration

Emperor Tenji of Japan introduces a water clock (clepsydra) called Rokoku. The instrument, which measures time and indicates hours, is placed in the capital of Ōtsu.

Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.

The Battle of Pelekanon results in a Byzantine defeat by the Ottoman Empire.

Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city won't recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.

Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.

Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.

Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt.

Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.

Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries".

Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel.