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  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1504  King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta on this day in history.   

1504  Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer on January - 01.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1626  On January - 01 cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68   

1628  On January - 01 christoph Bernhard, German composer   

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

1638  On this day in history antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright   

1651  On January - 01 charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland   

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on January - 01.   

1660  Englishman Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary on this day in history.   

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 January - 01.   

1387  On this day in history birth of charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87)   

1431  On January - 01 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 this day in history.   

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on this day in history.   

1481  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer   

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

0379  Basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies on this day in history.   

0404  On January - 01 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  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.   

1387  Karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies on this day in history.   

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