April 22, 1253 Elias van Cortona, Italian general (1232-39), dies at about 53
April 28, 1253 -May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
July 1, 1253 Battle at Westkapelle-Floris the Guardian beats Gwijde van Dampierre
July 8, 1253 Thibaud IV, poet/count of Champagne/King of Navarra, dies
July 23, 1253 Jews are expelled from Vienne France by order of Pope Innocent III
August 11, 1253 Clara van Assisi leads rules of life in order of Clarissen
September 22, 1253 Dogen Kigen, 1st Zen patriarch of Japanese Soto line, dies at 53
October 8, 1253 Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies
October 9, 1253 Grosseteste, an English scholar, dies at 78
|