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Historical Events Happened In January - 31

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

0314  On this day in history st Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0876  Charles becomes king of Italy on this day in history.  

1504  By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon on this day in history.  

1517  On this day in history gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1531  Kings Ferdinand of Austria/János Zápolyai of Hungary accept each other on this day in history.  

1531  On this day in history kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other  

1560  Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois on this day in history.  

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.  

1573  On this day in history ambrosius Metzger, composer  

1578  Battle of Gembloers on this day in history.  

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.  

1596  Catholic League disjoins on this day in history.  

1601  On this day in history pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

1605  In Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami on this day in history.  

1606  Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason against England's King James I, is executed on this day in history.  

1606  On this day in history guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35  

1607  On this day in history james Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby  

1609  Wisselbank of Amsterdam established on this day in history.  

1612  Hendrik Casimir I, count of Nassau-Dietz/mayor of Frisia on this day in history.  

1614  Nicolas Saboly, composer on this day in history.  

1620  Georg F von Waldeck, German commander-in-chief on this day in history.  

1623  On this day in history francois-Xavier de Laval  

1627  On this day in history spanish government goes bankrupt where did all the New World gold go to?  

1627  Spanish government goes bankrupt on this day in history.  

1633  Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham) on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft  

1679  Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1696  Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam) on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654)  

1734  Julien-Amable Mathieu, composer on this day in history.  

1747  Grand Pre, Nova Scotia Arthur Noble d1747 British commander at Grand Pre surprised by Villiers; loses 500 men on this day in history.  

1747  The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06)  

1759  Francois Devienne, composer on this day in history.  

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Famous Birthdays In January - 31

Famous People Born On This Day In History

0877  On this day in history birth of taejo of Goryeo, ruler of Korea (d. 943)  

1512  On this day in history birth of king Henry of Portugal (d. 1580)  

1517  On this day in history birth of gioseffo Zarlino, composer  

1543  Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shogun of Japan (d. 1616) was born on this day in history.  

1550  On this day in history birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)  

1573  Ambrosius Metzger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1573  Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1597  On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

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Famous Deaths In January - 31

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0743  Death of Muhammad al-Baqir, Shia Imam (b. 676) on this day in history.  

1398  On this day in history death of emperor Sukō (b. 1334)  

1435  Death of Xuande, Emperor of China (b. 1398) on this day in history.  

1561  Menno Simonsz, Dutch priest/vicar (Foundation Book), dies on this day in history.  

1580  Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies on this day in history.  

1606  Death of Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot", executed at 35 on this day in history.  

1615  Death of Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit (b. 1543) on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history death of joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (b. 1552)  

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