Historical Events In January - 01

1660  Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York on January - 01.  

1660  On January - 01 general Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London  

1661  On January - 01 pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64  

1672  Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston on January - 01.  

1673  On January - 01 regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston  

1675  Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth on January - 01.  

1675  On January - 01 don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands  

1689  Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York on this day in history.  

1697  On January - 01 johann Pfeiffer, composer  

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1700  On January - 01 russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar  

1700  On January - 01 protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar  

1700  On this day in history russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar  

1701  On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64  

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on this day in history.  

1707  John V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal on this day in history.  

1707  Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal on January - 01.  

1709  Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder on this day in history.  

1714  Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) on January - 01.  

1716  William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on January - 01.  

1723  Christian Friedrich Gregor, composer on this day in history.  

1729  The birth of Edmund Burke, British Author on January - 01.  

1729  On this day in history edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12]  

1730  On January - 01 daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82  

1734  On January - 01 john F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples  

1735  On this day in history paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming)  

1739  On this day in history j B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica  

1745  On this day in history "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general  

1748  On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer  

1752  On January - 01 the birth of Betsy Ross, American flagmaker  

1752  On this day in history elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker  

1753  On this day in history louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55  

1758  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 on January - 01.  

1764  On this day in history john Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster)  

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.  

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  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence  

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  On this day in history 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 January - 01.  

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  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.  

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on January - 01.  

1387  On this day in history karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

1502  Gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies on January - 01.  

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