Page 2: Historical Events In January - 01

1494  On January - 01 juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia   

1502  On this day in history portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro   

1502  On January - 01 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 this day in history.   

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

1515  On January - 01 jews are expelled from Laibach Austria   

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

1559  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history 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  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  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  On January - 01 hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies   

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  Isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist on January - 01.   

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

1628  Christoph Bernhard, German composer on January - 01.   

1630  On January - 01 tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies   

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  On this day in history johann Krieger, composer   

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

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

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

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

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.   

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 January - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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