Historical Events In January - 01

1660  On January - 01 thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York  

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

1661  Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64 on January - 01.  

1672  On this day in history jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris  

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

1673  On this day in history 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  Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands on January - 01.  

1689  On this day in history pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York  

1697  On this day in history johann Pfeiffer, composer  

1700  Russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar on this day in history.  

1700  Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar on January - 01.  

1700  Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar on January - 01.  

1701  On January - 01 pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64  

1701  Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on January - 01.  

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

1707  On this day in history jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal  

1709  Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder on January - 01.  

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

1716  William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

1723  On January - 01 christian Friedrich Gregor, composer  

1729  On January - 01 the birth of Edmund Burke, British Author  

1729  Edmund Burke, British author (Philosophy & Inquiry) [NS=Jan 12] on January - 01.  

1730  Daniel Finch, 2nd earl of Nottingham, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1734  John F E Acton, cruel premier of Naples on this day in history.  

1735  Paul Revere, silversmith/US patriot (British are coming) on this day in history.  

1739  J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica on this day in history.  

1745  On January - 01 "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  Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

1764  John Kinker, Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster) on this day in history.  

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0766  On January - 01 birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

1387  On January - 01 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  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  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland  

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

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on January - 01.  

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies  

0404  On this day in history death of telemachus, Roman monk, murdered  

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.  

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

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

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies  

1502  On this day in history gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies  

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