Historical Events In January - 01

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

1502  Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro on this day in history.  

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

1504  King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta on this day in history.  

1504  On January - 01 caspar Cruciger, German church reformer  

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

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

1515  Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria on this day in history.  

1515  On January - 01 françois, Duke of Angoulême succeeds Louis XII as François I of France  

1517  Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem  

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

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

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 January - 01.  

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

1618  On this day in history bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

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 this day in history isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist  

1626  On January - 01 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 this day in history antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright  

1651  Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland on January - 01.  

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on this day in history.  

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.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0766  On this day in history 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  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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