Thomas of Bayeux was Archbishop of York from 1070 until 1100. A native of Bayeux, he was educated at Liège and became a royal chaplain to Duke William of Normandy, later King William I of England. After the Norman Conquest, the King nominated Thomas to succeed Ealdred as Archbishop of York. After Thomas' election, Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, demanded an oath from Thomas to obey him and any future Archbishops of Canterbury; this was part of Lanfranc's claim that Canterbury was the primary bishopric, and its holder the head of the English Church. Thomas countered that York had never made such an oath, which resulted in Lanfranc's refusal to consecrate him. The King eventually persuaded Thomas to submit, but Thomas and Lanfranc continued to clash over ecclesiastical issues, including the primacy of Canterbury, which dioceses belonged to the province of York, and the question of how York's obedience to Canterbury would be expressed. After King William I's death Thomas served his successor William II, and helped to put down a rebellion led by Thomas' old mentor Odo of Bayeux. Thomas also attended the trial for rebellion of the Bishop of Durham, William de St-Calais, Thomas' sole suffragan, or bishop subordinate to York. During William II's reign Thomas once more became involved in the dispute with Canterbury over the primacy when he refused to consecrate the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Anselm, if Anselm was named the Primate of England in the consecration service. After William II's sudden death in 1100, Thomas arrived too late to crown King Henry I, and died soon after the coronation.

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1676:

Praying Indian John Alderman shot and killed King Philip, the Wampanoag war chief, ending King Philip's War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War

1877:

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Deimos, the smaller of the two moons of Mars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deimos_%28moon%29

1981:

The IBM Personal Computer , the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform, was introduced. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer

1990:

American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found the most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus near Faith, South Dakota, US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_%28dinosaur%29

2000:

The Oscar class submarine K-141 Kursk of the Russian Navy exploded and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk_explosion

2005:

Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Lakshman Kadirgamar was fatally shot by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam sniper as he was getting out of his swimming pool at his home in Colombo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshman_Kadirgamar

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