Page 2: 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 this day in history.   

1504  King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta on January - 01.   

1504  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer on this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

1515  On this day in history jews are expelled from Laibach Austria   

1515  François, Duke of Angoulême succeeds Louis XII as François I of France on this day in history.   

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

1520  Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer on January - 01.   

1527  Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin on January - 01.   

1557  On January - 01 jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65   

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  Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] on this day in history.   

1622  Papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year on January - 01.   

1622  Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) on this day in history.   

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  On January - 01 christoph Bernhard, German composer   

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

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 this day in history johann Krieger, composer   

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

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

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)   

1387  On January - 01 birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On this day in history birth of alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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