Events & Holidays In January - 07

Christmas (Julian Calendar) (Macedonia Moldova)

Easrer Day (Sudan)

Ethiopian Christmas (Genna) (Ethiopia)

Orthodox Christmas (International)

St. John's Day (Bulgaria)

Tumbes Anniversary (Peru)

Victory Day Over the Genocidal Regime (Cambodia)

Russian Orthodox Christmas (Kyrgyzstan Russia)

1355  On this day in history birth of thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, son of Edward III of England (d. 1397)  

1528  Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV was born on this day in history.  

1539  Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer was born on this day in history.  

1611  James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans) was born on this day in history.  

1612  Paul de La Pierre, composer was born on this day in history.  

1634  Adam Krieger, German composer was born on this day in history.  

1647  Wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677) was born on this day in history.  

1652  Pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian was born on this day in history.  

0312  Lucianus of Antioch, theologist/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1130  On this day in history baldricus Burgoliensis, French historian/archbishop, dies at about 83  

1285  On this day in history charles I of Anjou, king of Naples/bro of King Louis IX, dies at 58  

1325  Dionysius, the justified, King of Portugal (1279-1325), dies on this day in history.  

1400  On this day in history death of thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374)  

1451  On this day in history amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67  

1529  On this day in history peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies  

1536  Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.