Historical Events In January - 01

0001  Origin of Christian Era on this day in history.  

0069  On January - 01 roman garrison of Mainz uprising  

0089  Gov Lucius Antonius Saturninus of Germany becomes emperor of Rome on January - 01.  

0165  On this day in history antonine Plague in Roman Empire killing 5-10 million people  

0250  On January - 01 plague of Cyprian in Europe killing 1 million+ (Unknown, but at least) people  

0313  Start of Roman (Pontifical) Indiction on January - 01.  

0379  Basilius, the Great, of Caesarea, holyman (Moralia) on January - 01.  

0379  On this day in history basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

0404  Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.  

0404  On this day in history last gladiator competition in Rome  

0412  (BC) epidemic in Greece (Northern Greece, Roman Republic) on January - 01.  

0414  On this day in history king Ataulf of Narbonne marries emperor Honorius sister Galle Placidia  

0429  (BC) Plague of Athens in Greece, Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia killing 75,000-100,000 people on January - 01.  

0541  Plague of Justinian in Europe and West Asia killing 25-100 million; 40-50% of population of Europe people on January - 01.  

0630  On this day in history the Prophet Muhammad sets out toward Mecca with the army that captures it bloodlessly.  

0664  Plague of 664 in British Isles on this day in history.  

0722  Hofmeier Charles Martel flees from bishop Willibrord on this day in history.  

0735  Japanese smallpox epidemic in Japan killing 2 million (Approx. ?1/3 of entire Japanese population) people on this day in history.  

0746  On January - 01 plague of 746-747 in Byzantine Empire, West Asia, Africa  

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

0898  The Carolingian king Odo of the West Franks dies on this day in history.  

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies  

0990  Russia adopts Julian calendar on January - 01.  

1200  (BC) Influenza Epidemic in Babylon, or Babirus of the Persians, Central Asia, Mesopotamia and Southern Asia on this day in history.  

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

1259  On January - 01 michael VIII Palaiologos is proclaimed co-emperor of the Empire of Nicaea with his ward John IV Laskaris.  

1387  On this day in history charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)  

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.  

1430  Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services on January - 01.  

1431  On this day in history alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

1438  On January - 01 albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary  

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence on January - 01.  

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

1481  On this day in history huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

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

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.  

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

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

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on January - 01.  

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.  

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.  

0898  On this day in history odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.  

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.  

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  

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52