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  King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta on January - 01.  

1504  On January - 01 caspar Cruciger, German church reformer  

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

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

1520  Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer on January - 01.  

1527  On this day in history croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.  

1557  On January - 01 jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65  

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

1560  On this day in history guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies  

1573  Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem on this day in history.  

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

1583  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 January - 01.  

1617  Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies on this day in history.  

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

1622  Papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year on January - 01.  

1622  On this day in history papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25)  

1622  Isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist on this day in history.  

1626  Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1628  Christoph Bernhard, German composer on January - 01.  

1630  Tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies on this day in history.  

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

1651  On January - 01 charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland  

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on January - 01.  

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

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

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

1449  On this day in history birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)  

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

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

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.  

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

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered 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 this day in history death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on January - 01.  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.  

1515  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.