Events & Holidays In January - 15

Fiesta del Nino Perdido en Huancavelica (Peru)

John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)

1432  Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.  

1481  Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)  

1538  On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)  

1567  Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on this day in history.  

1622  Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.  

1671  Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

1674  Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.  

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), lynched at 70  

0570  Death of Saint Ita, Irish nun (b. 475) on this day in history.  

0936  Death of King Rudolph of France on this day in history.  

1208  On this day in history death of peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered  

1345  Death of Martin Zaccaria, Italo-Greek ruler on this day in history.  

1481  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)  

1595  Death of Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history death of john Cosin, English clergyman (b. 1594)