Historical Events In January - 05

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies.   

1349  Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1425  John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned.   

1438  Pope Eugenius IV deallocated council of Basel to Ferrara.   

1463  French poet Francois Villon banished from Paris   

1477  Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7000+ killed.   

1477  Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switz, 7000+ killed.   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43.   

1500  Duke Ludovico Sforza's troops reconquer Milan.   

1524  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies at 73   

1527  Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, is executed by drowning.   

1531  Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry   

1531  Pope Clemens VII forbids English king Henry VIII to re-marry. This event leads to the creation of the church of England   

1554  Great fire in Eindhoven Netherlands.   

1554  Great fire in Eindhoven Neth   

1560  William Cobbold, composer   

1589  Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69.   

1589  In 1589, Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69   

1589  Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69.   

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1592  Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75.   

1593  William Louis of Nassau is recorded as becoming Governor/Viceroy of Drenthe   

1595  Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies.   

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer   

1603  Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73   

1616  Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets off to visit Petun (Tobacco) Nation, south of Nottawasaga Bay, with Father Le Caron   

1638  Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues.   

1649  Francesco Cavalli's opera "Giasone," premieres in Venice   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer   

1675  Battle at Turkheim (Colmar) French army beats Brandenburg   

1679  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer.   

1684  Claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1709  Sudden extreme cold results in the deaths of 1000s of Europeans.   

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1209  Richard: 1st earl of cornwall, holy roman emperor   

1548  Francisco suarez: Spanish theologian   

1560  William cobbold: Composer   

1587  Xu xiake: Chinese geographer   

1592  Shah jahan: Mughal emperor of india (1628-58), built taj mahal   

1596  Henry lawes: English composer   

1614  Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria: Archduke leopold wilhelm of austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer   

0842  Al-mu'tasim: Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de belijder: The confessor, king of england (1043-66),   

1387  Death of Pedro iv: King of aragon/conqueror of sicily,   

1400  Death of John montacute: 3rd earl of salisbury, english politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  Death of John of bavaria/bayern: Liege of holland/zealand/dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Christopher of bavaria: Christopher of bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  Charles: Duke of orléans, french poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Death of Charles: The bold, duke of burgundy/writer,