Historical Events In January - 01

1660  Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York on this day in history.  

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

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

1673  Regular mail delivery begins between New York & Boston on this day in history.  

1675  Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Neth on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands  

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 January - 01.  

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

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

1701  Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on January - 01.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1714  Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) on this day in history.  

1716  On this day in history william Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75  

1723  On this day in history christian Friedrich Gregor, composer  

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

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

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

1745  "Mad" Anthony Wayne, general on January - 01.  

1748  On this day in history giovanni Furno, composer  

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

1752  Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy) Ross, flag maker on January - 01.  

1753  On January - 01 louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55  

1758  On January - 01 johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26  

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

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0766  On this day in history birth of ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818)  

1387  On this day in history 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  Lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence was born on this day in history.  

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

1467  Sigismund I, the old, king of Poland was born on January - 01.  

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on January - 01.  

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

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

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.  

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  On January - 01 death of king Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170)  

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