Historical Events Happened In January - 22

1336 Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1371 On this day in history king Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned Share it »

1440 Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania on this day in history. Share it »

1506 On this day in history the first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrive at the Vatican. Share it »

1510 On this day in history jews are expelled from Colmar Germany Share it »

1517 On this day in history turks conquer Cairo Share it »

1521 On this day in history emperor Charles V opens the Diet of Worms. Share it »

1528 On this day in history england & France declare war on Emperor Charles V Share it »

1531 Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on this day in history. Share it »

1552 On this day in history edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason Share it »

1561 The birth of Francis Bacon, English politician and philospher on this day in history. Share it »

1561 Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) on this day in history. Share it »

1571 Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician on this day in history. Share it »

1575 On this day in history english queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis & William Byrd music press monopoly Share it »

1581 On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies Share it »

1584 Parts of Switzerland adopt Gregorian calendar (& parts in 1812) on this day in history. Share it »

1588 Pope Sixtus V decrees "Immense aeterni" (Reformed curia) on this day in history. Share it »

1592 Pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher on this day in history. Share it »

1599 On this day in history cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 Share it »

1640 On this day in history erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 Share it »

1649 Pascal Collasse, composer on this day in history. Share it »

1655 On this day in history geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral (Zealand) Share it »

1673 Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated on this day in history. Share it »

1689 On this day in history lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords Share it »

1690 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to the English against the French on this day in history. Share it »

1690 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French on this day in history. Share it »

1700 Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history. Share it »

1707 Carl Hockh, composer on this day in history. Share it »

1709 Joseph Reipel, composer on this day in history. Share it »

1727 Claude-Benigne Balbastre, composer on this day in history. Share it »

1729 G E Lessing, writer on this day in history. Share it »

1733 Philip Carteret, British Naval Officer on this day in history. Share it »

1748 On this day in history lewis Edson, composer Share it »

1753 Peter Fuchs, composer on this day in history. Share it »

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1263 Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar (d. 1328) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1440 On this day in history birth of ivan III, the Great, Russian czar (1462-1505)/conquered Lithuania Share it »

1553 On this day in history birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) Share it »

1561 Francis Bacon, England, statesman/essayist (Novum Organum) was born on this day in history. Share it »

1571 Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician was born on this day in history. Share it »

1592 On this day in history birth of pierre Gassendi, Champtercier Provence, scientist/philosopher Share it »

1649 Pascal Collasse, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »

1654 On this day in history birth of richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (d. 1729) Share it »

1336 Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies on this day in history. Share it »

1531 Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter, dies at 44 on this day in history. Share it »

1536 On this day in history death of bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495) Share it »

1552 On this day in history death of edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason Share it »

1581 On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies Share it »

1599 Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history. Share it »

1640 Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55 on this day in history. Share it »

1700 On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 Share it »