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14 hours ago · Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ ˌ d ɛ z ɪ ˈ d ɪər i ə s ɪ ˈ r æ z m ə s / DEZ-i-DEER-ee-əs irr-AZ-məs, Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːrijʏs eːˈrɑsmʏs]; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus, was a Dutch Christian humanist, Catholic priest and theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher.
14 hours ago · 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. [1]1081 – Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, [2] and, after his troops spend three days extensively looting Constantinople, is formally crowned on April 4.
