Events & Holidays In January - 09

Balloon Ascension Day (United States of America)

Martyr's Day (National Mourning) (Palau Panama)

1554  Gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23) was born on this day in history.  

1571  Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

1574  Christoph Buel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history birth of johann Weichmann, composer  

1624  Empress Meishō (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1695  John E Loovens, lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1699  On this day in history birth of robert J Pothier, French lawyer  

1728  Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) was born on this day in history.  

1150  Death of Emperor Xizong of Jin was murdered by Prince Hailing of Jin in a Coup d'état on this day in history.  

1282  Death of Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204) on this day in history.  

1283  Death of Wen Tianxiang, Prime Minister of China (executed) (b. 1236) on this day in history.  

1499  On this day in history johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43  

1514  On this day in history anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36  

1543  On this day in history death of guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491)  

1562  Death of Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514) on this day in history.  

1571  On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)