Historical Events In January - 05

1684  On this day in history claude Audran II, French painter/engraver, dies at 44   

1709  On this day in history sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans   

1710  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer   

1717  Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles on January - 05.   

1719  England/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact on this day in history.   

1719  On this day in history engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact   

1729  On this day in history paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter   

1740  Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1746  Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer, dies at 53 on January - 05.   

1757  Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens on January - 05.   

1759  On this day in history jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader   

1759  Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on January - 05.   

1762  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia (1741-62), dies at 52 [NS] on January - 05.   

1769  Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) on January - 05.   

1773  Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer on January - 05.   

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its first state constitution   

1776  On January - 05 assembly of New Hampshire adopts its 1st state constitution   

1778  On this day in history fortunato Santini, composer   

1779  On this day in history stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)   

1781  On this day in history british naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond VA   

1781  On this day in history british naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va   

1783  On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer, dies on 73rd birthday   

1787  On this day in history john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

1788  On this day in history kaspar Ett, German organist/composer   

1788  On January - 05 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85   

1795  First Assembly of Lower Canada imposes licensing requirements on taverns, retailers of wine and spirits, and peddlars on January - 05.   

1796  On this day in history samuel Huntington, US judge (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 64   

1800  On January - 05 first Swedenborgian temple in US holds first service, Baltimore MD   

1800  On this day in history 1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore   

1802  On January - 05 john Murray names Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.   

1804  On January - 05 ohio legislature passes first laws restricting free blacks movement   

1804  On January - 05 ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement   

1806  On this day in history andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)   

1807  Michel Adanson, French biologist (Plant classes), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)   

1548  On January - 05 birth of francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)   

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.   

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)   

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal   

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)   

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43