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Friday, 22 January 2021
Sts. Cyrilus and Methodius Day (Bulgaria)
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Sts. Cyrilus and Methodius Day (Bulgaria)
1568 On this day in history birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)
1571 Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.
1654 Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.
1720 Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.
1722 Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.
1731 Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.
1733 Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.
1752 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.
1304 Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on this day in history.
1610 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on this day in history.
1631 On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57
1672 Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.
1708 On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)
1723 Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on this day in history.
1742 On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70
1772 On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged