Famous Birthdays In January - 01

0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.  

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.  

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.  

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.  

1504  On January - 01 birth of caspar Cruciger, German church reformer  

1511  Henry, Duke of Cornwall (d. 1511) was born on this day in history.  

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1516  On January - 01 birth of margaret Leijonhufvud, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1551)  

1520  On this day in history birth of franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer  

1557  István Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.  

1600  Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1614  John Wilkins, English Bishop of Chester (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.  

1618  Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] was born on January - 01.  

1622  On this day in history birth of isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist  

1628  Christoph Bernhard, German composer was born on January - 01.  

1638  Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright was born on this day in history.  

1638  Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1648  Elkanah Settle, English writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.  

1652  Johann Krieger, composer was born on January - 01.  

1655  On this day in history birth of christian Thomasius, German jurist (d. 1728)  

1684  Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch classical scholar (d. 1748) was born on this day in history.  

1697  Johann Pfeiffer, composer was born on January - 01.  

1704  Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.  

1709  On this day in history birth of johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder  

1711  Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.  

1714  Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) was born on January - 01.  

1723  Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer was born on January - 01.  

1729  On January - 01 birth of edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]  

1734  On January - 01 birth of john F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples  

1735  Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming) was born on January - 01.  

1745  "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general was born on January - 01.  

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0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.  

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

0874  Death of Hasan al-Askari, eleventh Shia Imam (b. 846) on January - 01.  

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.  

0962  On this day in history boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

1204  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies