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Jan 1, 670
Chinese Bible
Nestorian Christianity from Syria arrives in Sian, China. -
Jan 1, 700
Theogony
Hesoid writes "Theogony." -
Jan 1, 735
Anglo-Saxon Translation of the Psalms
Aldhelm translates the Psalms into Anglo-Saxon. -
Jan 1, 1000
Leif Eriksson
Viking Leif Eriksson discovers North American and names it Vinland. -
Jan 1, 1009
Sepulchre Destroyed
Muslims destroy Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. -
Jan 1, 1040
Macbeth
Macbeth murders King Duncan of Scotland. -
Jan 1, 1150
Universities Built
Universities of Oxford and Paris built in England and France. -
Jan 1, 1295
Arabic New Testament
Bishr Ibn Al Sirri translates parts of the new testement into Arabic. -
Jan 1, 1407
Public Bank
Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa. -
Jan 1, 1428
Joan of Arc
Leads the French against the English. Captured and turned over to the English who burned her at the stake for witchcraft. -
Jan 1, 1438
Incas
The Incas rule in Peru. -
Jan 1, 1522
Russian Bible
Francysk Skaryna translates the bible into Old Belarusian. -
Jan 1, 1525
German Bible
Martin Luther translates the bible for the use of the German peoples. -
Jan 1, 1569
The Geneva Bible
Said to be the bible of Shakespeare. The English version has been credited to William Whittingham. -
New King James Version
In 1604, King James I of England had the bible translated into English. It was finished in 1611. -
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Charlemagne
Crownd the first Holy Roman Emporer in Rome/ -
Greenland
The Vikings discover Greenland. -
Otto I
Otto I becomes King of Germany.
