Page 2: Historical Events In January - 01

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

1502  On January - 01 portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro   

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

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 this day in history francois, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France   

1515  On this day in history 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  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 January - 01.   

1557  Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies   

1560  On January - 01 guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies   

1573  On January - 01 geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem   

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

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

1628  Christoph Bernhard, German composer on January - 01.   

1630  On this day in history tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies   

1638  Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright on this day in history.   

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

1652  On January - 01 johann Krieger, composer   

1660  On January - 01 englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

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

0962  On January - 01 boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52