updated README and changelog

README.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pybind11 can map the following core C++ features to Python
 - Instance methods and static methods
 - Overloaded functions
 - Instance attributes and static attributes
-- Exceptions
+- Arbitrary exception types
 - Enumerations
 - Callbacks
 - Custom operators
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ Johan Mabille,
 Tomasz Miąsko,
 Dean Moldovan,
 Ben Pritchard, and
-Boris Schäling.
+Boris Schäling
+Pim Schellart.
 
 ### License
 

docs/changelog.rst

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Breaking changes queued for v2.0.0 (Not yet released)
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 * Queued changes: map indexing suite, documentation for indexing suites.
 * Mapping a stateless C++ function to Python and back is now "for free" (i.e. no call overheads)
+* Support for translation of arbitrary C++ exceptions to Python counterparts
 * Added ``eval`` and ``eval_file`` functions for evaluating expressions and
   statements from a string or file
 * eigen.h type converter fixed for non-contiguous arrays (e.g. slices)