Historical Events In January - 01

1494  Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia on this day in history.  

1502  On January - 01 portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro  

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies  

1504  On January - 01 king Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta  

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

1515  Francois, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France on January - 01.  

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1515  Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria on January - 01.  

1515  François, Duke of Angoulême succeeds Louis XII as François I of France on January - 01.  

1517  Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies on January - 01.  

1520  On January - 01 franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer  

1527  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1559  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies on January - 01.  

1560  On January - 01 guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies  

1573  On January - 01 geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem  

1583  On this day in history 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders  

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

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

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

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

1617  Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies on January - 01.  

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

1622  On January - 01 papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year  

1622  Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) on this day in history.  

1622  On this day in history 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 January - 01 christoph Bernhard, German composer  

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

1638  On January - 01 antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright  

1651  Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland on this day in history.  

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on this day in history.  

1660  On January - 01 englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary  

1660  1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary on January - 01.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1449  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.  

1449  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

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 January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

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

1515  On this day in history louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52