Events & Holidays In January - 03
Monday, 18 February 2019
Bank Holiday (Taiwan)
Revolution Day - People's Uprising (Burkina Faso)
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Bank Holiday (Taiwan)
Revolution Day - People's Uprising (Burkina Faso)
1196 Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.
1624 William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on this day in history.
1680 On this day in history birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker
1698 On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)
1710 Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.
1719 On this day in history birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)
1722 On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)
1730 On this day in history birth of charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician
0235 Death of Pope St Anterus (b. unknown) on this day in history.
1098 Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on this day in history.
1322 Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies on this day in history.
1437 On this day in history death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)
1501 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1543 On this day in history juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies
1552 Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1560 Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 on this day in history.