Historical Events In January - 04

1726  On January - 04 cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector   

1729  On this day in history joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77   

1739  Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) on this day in history.   

1745  Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62 on January - 04.   

1752  Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer), dies at 47 on January - 04.   

1754  Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) on January - 04.   

1754  On this day in history columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)   

1756  On January - 04 anne Nagell van Ampsen, Dutch politician   

1759  On January - 04 maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

1761  Stephen Hales, English vicar/inventor (ventilator), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history england declares war on Spain & Naples   

1765  On this day in history joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer, dies at 39   

1772  Paul-Louis Courier, (de Mere), French writer/interpreter on January - 04.   

1773  Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer on this day in history.   

1778  On January - 04 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57   

1780  On this day in history snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown New Jersey   

1780  Snowstorm hit Washington's army at Morristown, NJ on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history andre Mechain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)   

1781  On this day in history andre Méchain discovers M80 (globular cluster in Scorpio)   

1782  Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (Ecole Military), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1785  On January - 04 jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Germany, librarian (fairy tale collector)   

1786  Mozes Mendelssohn, Jewish/German philosopher (Haksalah), dies at 56 on January - 04.   

1789  On this day in history benjamin Lundy, philanthropist/abolitionist   

1793  On January - 04 bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35   

1797  Wilhelm Beer, Germany, amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map) on this day in history.   

1804  On January - 04 charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies   

1805  On January - 04 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer   

1807  On January - 04 baltasar Saldoni, composer   

1809  The birth of Louis Braille, creates the Braille system for the blind on this day in history.   

1809  On January - 04 louis Braille, Coupvray France, developer (reading system for blind)   

1809  On this day in history bartolomeo Giacometti, composer, dies at 67   

1813  On this day in history alexander Freiherr von Bach, Austria attorney/premier (1852-59)   

1821  On January - 04 elizabeth Ann Seton, the first native-born American saint, dies in Emmitsburg, Maryland.   

1821  On this day in history john James Peck, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect was born on January - 04.   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  Jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe) was born on this day in history.   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on January - 04.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  On January - 04 tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44   

1612  On January - 04 henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62   

1678  On January - 04 johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.