Historical Events In January - 01

1494  On January - 01 juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia  

1502  Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro on January - 01.  

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

1504  On this day in history king Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta  

1504  On this day in history caspar Cruciger, German church reformer  

1515  On January - 01 francois, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France  

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

1515  On this day in history jews are expelled from Laibach Austria  

1515  On this day in history françois, Duke of Angoulême succeeds Louis XII as François I of France  

1517  On this day in history hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies  

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1520  Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer on this day in history.  

1527  On January - 01 croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.  

1557  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 on January - 01.  

1559  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies on this day in history.  

1560  Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies on January - 01.  

1573  On this day in history geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem  

1583  On January - 01 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders  

1583  First day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders on this day in history.  

1600  On this day in history scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of 25 March.  

1610  German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 on this day in history.  

1610  On January - 01 german astronomer Simon Marius first discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610  

1617  On January - 01 hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies  

1618  Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] on this day in history.  

1622  Papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year on this day in history.  

1622  Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) on January - 01.  

1622  On January - 01 isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist  

1626  On this day in history cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68  

1628  On this day in history christoph Bernhard, German composer  

1630  Tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies on January - 01.  

1638  On this day in history antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright  

1651  On this day in history charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland  

1652  On this day in history johann Krieger, composer  

1660  Englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history 1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary  

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.  

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

1431  On January - 01 birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)  

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

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

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

0898  On January - 01 odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39  

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

1204  On this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

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

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on this day in history.  

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