Historical Events In January - 01

1494  Juw Dekama elected potentate of Frisia on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history king Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta   

1504  On this day in history caspar Cruciger, German church reformer   

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

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

1515  On January - 01 jews are expelled from Laibach Austria   

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

1517  On this day in history hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies   

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

1527  On this day in history 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 on January - 01.   

1559  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies on January - 01.   

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

1573  Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem on January - 01.   

1583  1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland & Flanders on this day in history.   

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  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 January - 01 hendrick Goltzius, Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies   

1618  On January - 01 bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]   

1622  On January - 01 papal Chancery adopts January as beginning of the year   

1622  On this day in history papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25)   

1622  Isaac Sweers, Dutch Admiral/general/Civil rights activist on this day in history.   

1626  Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history 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  On January - 01 charles II Stuart crowned king of Scotland   

1652  Johann Krieger, composer on this day in history.   

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  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 January - 01.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)   

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 January - 01.   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on January - 01.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on January - 01.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on this day in history.   

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

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  Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52 on January - 01.