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  On this day in history birth of jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra/mother of French King Henry IV  

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  On this day in history birth of paul de La Pierre, composer  

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

1647  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677)  

1652  On this day in history birth of pavao Vitezovic, Croatia, writer/historian  

0312  On this day in history lucianus of Antioch, theologist/saint, dies  

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  Death of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374) on this day in history.  

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

1529  Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies on this day in history.  

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