1000-1450 (Year 7 History) 600 Years Ago Today (6th Jan. 1412) – Birth of Joan of Arc Posted by Russel Tarr on January 6, 2012January 2, 2012 Birth of Joan of Arc, French martyr, saint and national heroine. (This is the date given in a letter from Lord Perceval de Boullainvilliers. Her actual date of birth is impossible to verify, and she could only estimate her age) Related