Events & Holidays In August - 10
Monday, 18 January 2021
Independence of Quito (Ecuador)
International Biodiesel Day (International)
Qiangtang Kyagqen Horse Racing Festivals (Tibet)
St. Lawrence Day (Spain)
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Independence of Quito (Ecuador)
International Biodiesel Day (International)
Qiangtang Kyagqen Horse Racing Festivals (Tibet)
St. Lawrence Day (Spain)
1267 On this day in history birth of king James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
1296 On this day in history birth of john the Blind, King of Bohemia/Count of Luxembourg
1360 On this day in history birth of francesco Zabarella, Italian jurist (d. 1417)
1397 Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1439) was born on this day in history.
1489 Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (d. 1553) was born on this day in history.
1520 Madeleine de Valois, wife of James V of Scotland (d. 1537) was born on this day in history.
1556 Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.
1560 On this day in history birth of hieronymus Praetorius, composer
0258 On this day in history death of saint Lawrence, martyr
0794 On this day in history fastrada, 3rd wife of French king Charles the Great, dies at 30
0955 On this day in history conrad the Red, Duke of Lotharingen, dies in battle
1002 On this day in history al-Mansur, Arabic general strategist/regent of Cordoba, dies
1250 On this day in history death of erik IV Plovpenning, king of Denmark, murdered
1535 On this day in history death of ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509)
1589 On this day in history death of maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49
1628 On this day in history death of hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned