Historical Events In January - 21

0879  On January - 21 boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1077  German King Heinrich IV petitions Pope Gregory VII for forgiveness on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies   

1189  On January - 21 philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion-Hearted initiate 3rd Crusade   

1189  On January - 21 philip II, Henry II & Richard Lion hearted initiate 3rd Crusade   

1276  On this day in history pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocent V   

1276  Pierre de Tarantaise elected Pope Innocence V on January - 21.   

1287  The treaty of San Agayz is signed. Minorca is conquered by King Alfons III of Aragon on January - 21.   

1324  On this day in history zen Buddhist religious debate between Tendai & Shingon   

1337  On this day in history charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1522  On January - 21 head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope   

1525  The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union on January - 21.   

1527  Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489) on this day in history.   

1542  On January - 21 parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) on January - 21.   

1596  On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

1604  Tsar Ivan IV defeats the False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar on this day in history.   

1604  Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar on this day in history.   

1609  Joseph Justus Scaliger, French inventor of "Julian Period", dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1626  John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570)   

1643  On this day in history dutch mariner Abel Tasman discovers Tonga in the Pacific   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect on this day in history.   

1664  Count Miklós of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army on January - 21.   

1664  On this day in history count Miklos of Zrinyi sets out to battle Turkish invasion army   

1665  On this day in history domenico Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 72   

1670  On January - 21 honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright, dies at 80   

1677  The first medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston on this day in history.   

1677  On January - 21 1st medical publication in America (pamphlet on smallpox), Boston   

1683  On January - 21 anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61   

1686  On January - 21 nicolas-Francois Blondel, French architect, dies   

1704  Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

1732  On January - 21 russia & Persia sign Treaty of Riascha   

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1337  On this day in history birth of charles V, the Wise, king of France (1364-80)   

1338  On this day in history birth of king Charles V of France (d. 1380)   

1571  John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1659  Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect was born on this day in history.   

1721  James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born on January - 21.   

1735  Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer was born on this day in history.   

1743  John Fitch, inventor (had a working steamboat years before Fulton) was born on January - 21.   

1746  Johann H Pestalozzi, Zurich Switz, educator (Leonard & Gertrude) [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0304  On this day in history death of saint Agnes (martyred) (b. 291)   

0879  On this day in history boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies   

0917  Death of Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (c. 880) on this day in history.   

1118  Paschalis II, [Raniero], pope (1099-1118), dies on January - 21.   

1519  On this day in history death of vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)   

1527  On this day in history death of juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)   

1546  Death of Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) on this day in history.   

1596  John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on January - 21.