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Personal data Sir John Cheney 

  • He was born in the year 1440 in Pinhoe, Devonshire.
  • He died on May 30, 1499, he was 59 years old.
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Sir John Cheney

He is married to Margaret Kirkham.

They got married at London, Middlesex, England.

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Historical events

Day of death May 30, 1499

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1499: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII.
    • May 18 » Alonso de Ojeda sets sail from Cádiz on his voyage to what is now Venezuela.
    • May 19 » Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
    • July 22 » Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeat the army of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
    • November 5 » Publication of the Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
    • December 18 » A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain.


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