This Day In European History

7th September

Events
1556: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V abdicates from the imperial throne; his brother Ferdinand I of Austria succeeds.
1736: The Porteous Riots in Scotland.
1764: Stanislas Augustus Poniatowski is elected King of Poland; he is the last man to hold the title.
1812: The Battle of Borodino, Napoleon's long desired victory over Russia; over 50,000 are wounded and killed.
1848: Feudalism is abolished in Austria.
1860: Naples is seized by the Red Shirts as part of the Italian War of Liberation.
1892: The first use of the Queensberry rules in boxing.

Births
1524: Thomas Erastus, Swiss opponent of Calvin.
1533: Queen Elizabeth I of England.
1707: Georges Leclerc, Frech naturalist.
1756: William Bilderdijk, Dutch poet.
1829: Friedrich von Stradonitz, German chemist.

Deaths
1548: Catherine Parr, sixth wife of King Henry VIII of England.
1833: Hannah More, English educator.
1836: Henry Campbell-Bannerman, British prime minister.

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