Events & Holidays In January - 09

Balloon Ascension Day (United States of America)

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

1554  On this day in history birth of gregory XV, [Alessandro Ludovisi], pope (1621-23)  

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

1574  On this day in history birth of christoph Buel, composer  

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

1624  On this day in history birth of empress Meishō (d. 1696)  

1695  On this day in history birth of john E Loovens, lawyer  

1699  Robert J Pothier, French lawyer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history death of abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (b. 1204)  

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

1499  Johan Cicero, elector of (Brandenburg, 1486-99), dies at 43 on this day in history.  

1514  Anna de Bretagne, wife of Maximilian, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

1543  Death of Guillaume du Bellay, French diplomat and general (b. 1491) on this day in history.  

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

1571  Death of Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) on this day in history.