Page 2: Historical Events In January - 01
Friday, 13 February 2026
1494 Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia. 

1502 Portuguese navigators discover Rio de Janeiro. 

1502 Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies 

1504 King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta 

1504 Caspar Cruciger, German church reformer. 

1515 Francois, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France 

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

1515 Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria 

1517 Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies. 

1520 Franciscus Balduinus, [Francois Baudouin], lawyer 

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

1557 Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 

1559 Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies 

1560 Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies. 

1573 Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem. 

1583 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland and Flanders 

1583 inaugural day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland and Flanders. 

1600 Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of 25 March 

1610 German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610. 

1610 German astronomer Simon Marius inaugural discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 

1617 Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies. 

1618 Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] 

1622 In this year, Papal Chancery formally adopts January as beginning of the year 

1622 In this year, Papal Chancery formally adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25). 

1622 Isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist. 

1626 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 

1628 Christoph Bernhard, German composer 

1630 Tetsugen, Zen teacher (Jodo sect converted to Obaku Zen), dies 

1638 Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright. 

1651 Charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland. 

1652 Johann Krieger, composer. 

1660 In this year, Englishman Samuel Pepys starts his famous diary 

1660 1st entry in Samuel Pepys' diary. 

1660 Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York 

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