Page 2: Historical Events In January - 01

1494  Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia on January - 01.   

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

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

1504  On January - 01 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1517  On January - 01 hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies   

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

1573  On this day in history geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem   

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

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

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 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  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 this day in history papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year   

1622  On January - 01 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 this day in history.   

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

1638  Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright on January - 01.   

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

1652  On January - 01 johann Krieger, composer   

1660  On this day in history englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary   

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

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

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

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.   

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

1484  On January - 01 birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)   

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

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

0898  On January - 01 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  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

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 this day in history.