Events & Holidays In January - 19

Epiphany (Georgia)

Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket) (Ethiopia)

0399  Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.   

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on this day in history.   

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of jacques Huyn, composer   

1639  On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian   

1676  On this day in history birth of john Weldon, composer   

1679  Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist   

0639  On this day in history dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies   

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

1549  Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

1625  On this day in history erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32