Historical Events In January - 01

1494  On this day in history juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia  

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

1502  On this day in history 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 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  Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria on January - 01.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies on this day in history.  

1573  On January - 01 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  Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of 25 March on January - 01.  

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

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

1618  On January - 01 bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]  

1622  On this day in history 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 January - 01 isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist  

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 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 January - 01.  

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on January - 01.  

1660  Englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary on January - 01.  

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  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 January - 01.  

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

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

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

1481  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer  

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

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

0404  On January - 01 death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

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

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

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

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