Historical Events In January - 01

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1517  Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies on January - 01.  

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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 this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history 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 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  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 January - 01.  

1622  On January - 01 isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist  

1626  Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on January - 01.  

1628  Christoph Bernhard, German composer on this day in history.  

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 January - 01.  

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

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1431  On January - 01 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 this day in history.  

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

1484  On this day in history birth of huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1502  On this day in history 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.