or ▁is ▁named ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁Je ann etto ▁de ▁T ass is ▁is ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Master ▁of ▁Post al ▁Services ▁in ▁In ns b ruck ; ▁his ▁descend ants , ▁the ▁Th urn ▁und ▁T axis ▁Family , ▁later ▁run ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁postal ▁system ▁of ▁Europe . ▁▁ ▁Date ▁unknown ▁▁ ▁Ty ph us ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁Europe , ▁during ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁B aza . ▁ ▁A ▁gold ▁coin ▁equal ▁to ▁one ▁p ound ▁ster ling , ▁called ▁a ▁so ver eign , ▁is ▁issued ▁for ▁Henry ▁VII ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁King ▁Henry ▁VII ▁of ▁England ▁gives ▁a ▁city ▁char ter ▁to ▁South w old . ▁ ▁Lucas ▁Wat zen ro de ▁becomes ▁bishop ▁of ▁W arm ia . ▁ ▁Johannes ▁W id mann ▁publish es ▁his ▁merc ant ile ▁arithmetic ▁ ▁in ▁Leipzig , ▁containing ▁the ▁first ▁printed ▁use ▁of ▁plus ▁and ▁minus ▁signs , ▁to ▁indicate ▁trad ing ▁sur pl uses ▁or ▁short ages . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁ ▁February ▁ 9 ▁– ▁Georg ▁Hart mann , ▁German ▁instrument ▁mak er ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 6 4 ) ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 ▁– ▁Charles , ▁Duke ▁of ▁V end ôme , ▁French ▁noble ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 3 7 ) ▁ ▁June ▁ 4 ▁– ▁Antoine , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lor raine ▁( d . ▁ 1 5 4 4 ) ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁Sib yl le ▁of ▁Bav aria , ▁Elect