Events & Holidays In January - 19

Epiphany (Georgia)

Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) (Ethiopia)

0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.   

1200  On this day in history birth of dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.   

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.   

1639  Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.   

1676  On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer   

1679  On this day in history birth of girolamo Chiti, composer   

1686  On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

0639  On this day in history dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history death of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501)   

1547  Death of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 on this day in history.   

1549  Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81   

1591  Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.